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An appeals panel of the federal court said Thursday that there was sympathetic Patriots quarterback Tom Brady defense 's in what is known as the Deflategate case, perhaps signaling that it will vacate the judgment of the district court in against the NFL

The hearing was ostensibly about whether the NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell overstepped his bounds as arbitrator in the appeal of his four-game suspension Brady. Judge Richard M. Berman of Federal District Court in Manhattan ruled in September that Brady had not been treated fairly and should not be suspended by deflating the balloons because he had not been aware that misconduct may lead to kind of punishment he had received.

Goodell and Brady did not attend the appeal hearing, unlike in August, when they appeared in court twice next and attracted hundreds of onlookers and television crews dozens.

But the tension in the Thursday room was palpable as lawyers for both sides were interrogated for over an hour, and it seemed that at least two of the judges were skeptical of the arguments presented by Jeffrey Kessler, counsel for the Players Association NFL, which was Brady representative.

Of the three judges on the panel, Barrington Daniels Parker Jr. was the most critical of claims of Brady. Denny Chin, another judge, also seemed to have reservations about Kessler's arguments. Chief Judge Robert Katzmann seemed to be the friendliest.

"Anyone within 100 yards of this procedure would have understood the issue of mobile phone would have raised the stakes," Parker said. "Lord. Brady's explanation made no sense whatsoever."

The NFL has argued that Goodell was justified because suspend Brady Brady had obstructed the investigation of the league when it destroyed one of their cell phones, conduct that the commissioner thought it was detrimental to the league.

Brady said he routinely destroyed their phones to protect your privacy, and Kessler said Thursday that the league already had text messages that seek to Brady. Kessler also said the league could be Brady suspended for four games if he could not deliver his phone never told.

Katzmann said the list of the league of penalties for different offenses may not be complete and the Brady case could have been an exception that would have required a penalty that has not been detailed above. "The commissioner may be confronted with new situations that are not per se identified in the list of fines," he said. "Is not that why the agreement gives the commissioner wide margin" to govern?


Some lawyers in court on Thursday said it was likely that the failure of high Berman overturned and Brady would face a four-game suspension.

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In the center of discussions this week will be industrial sectors such as chemicals, engineering, information and communications technology, pharmaceuticals, textiles and vehicles.

He will also discuss the creation of an international tribunal to act on the "dispute" between large investment companies and the United

On Monday a round of negotiations on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Agreement (TTIP) is due to continue throughout the week starts.

Where is the 12th round of negotiations on the TTIP, the European Union and the United States will try to bring interest on nine industrial sectors and resume the discussion on the protection of investments, reports EFE.

In the center of discussions this week will be nine industrial sectors: chemicals, cosmetics, engineering, medical devices, pesticides, information and communications technology, pharmaceuticals, textiles and vehicles.

"If this week we get a clear common understanding of the specific objective that can be achieved in the TTIP in each of the sectors, then we can in the next round started on texts" they have told EFE Community sources.

According to these sources, in the chemical and cosmetics industries "regulatory cooperation will be modest" and can not be complete when the very different European and US regulations harmonize with each other.

In sectors such as automobiles, both parties expect to agree on what regulations can be considered "equivalent".

The creation of an international tribunal, the most controversial point

The system of protection of investments, parked for a time in the negotiations, is one of the most controversial chapters have given rise to affect the defense of the right of states to legislate for the common good above the interests of multinationals .

The European Commission will present its proposal for the creation of a mechanism for "settlement of disputes" between large investment firms and states, the so-called ICS (Investment Court System). Community sources point out that "go into detail" on this issue.

United States will also have to respond to the European proposal on sustainable development.

The EU has also proposed that the TTIP include specific measures against corruption, based on European and international provisions.

With regard to market access, the parties have exchanged offers to liberalize 97% of tariff lines that will see if there is "room for improvement", while the remaining 3% concerning sensitive products, "yet it is not on the table. "

Both powers will also discuss the possibility of creating a "framework for mutual recognition of professional qualifications", say EU sources.

Energy sector

In addition, they examine whether they can create "specific provisions on energy and raw materials", and although they do not agree yet on whether there will be a chapter on energy, hope the matter can be retreated.

They want to close the political negotiations under President Obama

"It is possible to conclude negotiations at the political level in the administration (the term of President Barack Obama) but do not hide the difficulties of the issues to be resolved, because these are difficult," they acknowledged sources.