July 23, 2024
Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones agreed to fulfill his remaining financial obligations to a 27-year-old woman who claims to be his daughter under a settlement reached Tuesday during a Texas federal trial over his claims that she violated their agreement by suing him in state court.
July 22, 2024
Counsel for Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones told a Texas federal jury Monday that a 27-year-old woman who claims Jones is her biological father was motivated to violate an agreement out of greed, while the defense painted Jones as a "bully" who wanted to keep his out-of-wedlock paternity a secret from his "real family."
July 19, 2024
In this week's Off The Bench, Jerry Jones' legal battle with the woman claiming to be his daughter reaches a courtroom, Sunday Ticket subscribers clap back at the NFL, and soccer fans go after the stadium they could not enter for the Copa America final.
July 17, 2024
With the start of trial in Jerry Jones' contract breach lawsuit approaching in Texas federal court, the woman claiming to be the Dallas Cowboys owner's daughter denied his accusations of perjury, destruction of evidence and failing to provide documents ordered by the court.
March 13, 2024
The remaining portion of the defamation case filed against Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones last year by a woman claiming to be his daughter was tossed Wednesday by a Texas federal judge, who sided with Jones' claim that references to the woman's actions as a "shakedown attempt" did not constitute malice or reckless disregard for the truth.
December 12, 2023
Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has a date in Texas federal court to argue — again — for the dismissal of a lawsuit alleging his representatives defamed a woman who claims to be his daughter by telling a news organization she repeatedly pressed him for money.
November 29, 2023
A woman who claims to be the daughter of Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has resurrected her defamation lawsuit in Texas federal court, adding more details about how he and other defendants embarked on a planned and calculated campaign to smear her.
October 31, 2023
A Texas federal judge threw out a lawsuit accusing Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones of defaming a woman who claims to be his daughter, dismissing the bulk of her claims but giving her the opportunity to amend her allegation that statements made in an ESPN article were defamatory.
September 22, 2023
This week's Off The Bench features a college football coach accused of sexual harassment fighting to keep his job, an Olympic medalist claiming that a U.S. team doctor sexually assaulted her, and Congress helping the nation's capital potentially lure back a beloved NFL team.
September 19, 2023
A Texas federal judge denied Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones' request to halt discovery in a defamation suit by a young woman who claims to be his daughter, with both sides later telling the court they have not agreed to mediate their dispute, but continue to negotiate and consider mediation "a valuable option."