Raiders Secure Victory as Appeals Court Requires Assistant to Arbitrate

A California state appeals court affirmed a lower court and declined to vacate a trial court’s decision to compel arbitration in a case in which a former assistant coach of the Oakland Raiders sued the club and its head coach after a scuffle broke out in a coach’s meeting.   Plaintiff Randy Hanson joined the Raiders in 2007 as an assistant secondary coach. Two years later, in January 2009, he was promoted to assistant coach. In both 2007 and 2009, Hanson signed employment agreements, wh