May 5, 2016
'Deflategate' is a bit overinflated
Despite the sensation headlines, the recent "Deflategate" case is simply a straight-forward arbitration and contract analysis under a collective bargaining agreement.
Steven H. Kruis
ADR Services, Inc.Email: skruis@adrservices.org
Steven has been a full-time mediator since 2002, and mediated well over 2,000 matters throughout Southern California. He is with the San Diego Office of ADR Services.
Even non-sports fans could hardly ignore the recent (and divided) 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals' opinion in Nat'l Football League Management Council v. Nat'l Football League Players Assoc., 2016 WL 1619883 (Apr. 25, 2016), affirming the four-game suspension of Tom Brady, one of the most talented and successful quarterbacks in the history of the National Football League. Brady was disciplined for being "generally aware" of a scheme to deflate footballs in the 2015 American Foot...
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