NEW YORK (CBSMiami/AP) — A law firm that includes former U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch has been hired by the NFL to defend it and its teams in former Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores’ race discrimination lawsuit.
Lynch, the attorney general in the latter part of the Obama administration, will work with Brad Karp, chairman at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton and Garrison. Karp previously has worked for the league in concussion cases.
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Flores, who is Black, was fired as Miami’s coach last month despite back-to-back winning seasons.