ON BACKGROUND
On July 15, 2026, Judge Valerie Caproni denied the Tennessee Titans, Arizona Cardinals, and Miami Dolphins’ requests for further reconsideration as to whether the claims can be moved back to arbitration. As such, all claims by Mr. Flores, Mr. Wilks and Mr. Horton against the Titans, Cardinals, and Dolphins’ – along with related claims against the NFL – will proceed in court. Judge Caproni noted that “Defendants’ seemingly-never-ending list of arguments why they should not have to litigate this case has run its course.”
ON RECORD
Statement from Douglas Wigdor (Founding Partner, Wigdor LLP) and David Gottlieb (Partner, Wigdor LLP):
“At this point, the NFL and its teams have lost on this issue at the Second Circuit, were denied en banc review by the Second Circuit, were denied Supreme Court review and have now had the District Court twice confirm that the claims will not proceed in an NFL-controlled forum. We hope the NFL and its teams will accept these rulings and proceed with the litigation.”
The full Order may be found here.