Former Las Vegas Raiders coach Jon Gruden registered a victory over the NFL in court on Monday.

The Nevada Supreme Court, in a 5-2 ruling, decided that Gruden’s lawsuit against the league can proceed in civil court rather than being settled in an arbitration hearing to which the NFL could designate the arbitrator.

The decision backed the assertion by Gruden’s legal team that the NFL’s arbitration process didn’t apply to Gruden because he wasn’t a league employee at the time he wrote emails that are central to his lawsuit.

Gruden also contended that commissioner Roger Goodell should not be allowed to select an arbitrator when he is a party to the dispute.

Gruden’s attorney, Adam Hosmer-Henner, said in a statement, “We’re very pleased with the Nevada Supreme Court’s decision, not just fo

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