A federal judge dismissed defamation claims made by former Cardinals executive Terry McDonough against the team and its external firms. Judge Dominic Lanza compelled arbitration for McDonough's claims, which were deemed unwarranted. This decision follows an NFL arbitrator's previous ruling, where the Cardinals were ordered to pay McDonough nearly $3 million for making false statements about him. Despite his claims of unlawful retaliation and emotional distress, those were also dismissed. The Cardinals acknowledged that their initial statement had gone too far, accepting responsibility and marking the arbitration as resolved.
Judge Lanza determined the claims were unwarranted and granted a motion to compel arbitration made by the law and PR firms regarding McDonough's allegations.
The Cardinals stated, 'We respect the arbitrator's determination that our initial statement went too far... and are grateful that the arbitration is now resolved.'
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