LA Rams Lose Motion to Compel Arbitration Due to Commissioner’s Role in Process

By Christopher R. Deubert, Senior Writer In recent years, the NFL has fought and lost high-stakes court battles trying to force claims by coaches Brian Flores and Jon Gruden into a Commissioner-controlled arbitration process. The NFL’s arbitration process also gives the Commissioner a leading role in claims by less visible club employees. That role proved fatal to the Los Angeles Rams’ efforts to force a lawsuit brought by former employee Brittany Todd out of a California court and into ar