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'Master Complaint' in Consolidated NFL Concussion Litigation Filed
06/08/2012
Attorneys representing more than 2000 former football players in 80 lawsuits against the National Football League on Thursday filed a "master complaint" unifying their claims for concussion-related injuries with a federal court in Philadelphia.
The players allege that the NFL had a duty to
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U.S. Supreme Court Gets Second Petition Challenging Adequacy of NFL Concussion Settlement
10/05/2016
gridiron.
Armstrong v. NFL and Gilchrist v. NFL both take issue with the terms of the 1 billion settlement that U.S. District Judge Anita B. Brody approved last April.
The settlement provides players with medical examinations and monetary awards for those diagnosed with brain injuries.
It also
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More NFL Concussion Lawsuits Filed as Consolidation Date Set
05/30/2012
federal and state level against the NFL and equipment manufacturer Riddell for downplaying the long-term health risks associated with concussions.
In May 558 players filed 13 complaints in federal courts in Georgia Louisiana Pennsylvania and Texas and in district courts in Los Angeles and Fulton Ga
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NFL Loses Offset Dispute with Bills and Jets Players
03/30/2011
lawyers for the players association said.
Judge Paul Crotty with the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York issued the permanent injunction last week enforcing an earlier judgment won by the NFL Players Association against a council representing the teams.
Its a significant
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Judges Orders Players Union to Join in NFL Drug-Use Litigation
11/03/2014
on whether the players had complied with the terms of the union's collective bargaining agreement with the league.
The NFL had asked U.S. District Court Judge William Alsup to dismiss the suit Dent et al. v. National Football League 314-cv-02324 in September on the basis that the players had
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Federal Court Mulling Motion to Dismiss in NFL Brain Injury Suit
02/07/2012
class-action lawsuit filed by 75 former football players.
Players such as former New York Giants running backs Rodney Hampton and Ottis Anderson had sued the NFL and Riddell an equipment manufacturer for traumatic brain injuries that allegedly resulted from football-related concussions. They
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9th Circuit Revives Players' Class Action Against NFL Over Alleged Painkiller Abuse
09/07/2018
" in which the NFL directly or indirectly supplied and encouraged players to use the powerful and addictive medications violated federal drug use laws and presented a "clear danger" to players the plaintiffs say in their amended complaint.
Since they left the NFL the plaintiffs assert that they
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Oral Arguments Kick Off in NFL Concussion Litigation
04/12/2013
a former Assistant Solicitor General argued for the plaintiffs in In Re National Football League Players Concussion Injury Litigation MDL Docket No. 2323 in District Judge Anita B. Brody's Philadelphia courtroom.
According to the NFL Concussion Litigation blog Frederick's argument focused
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25 Players Sue NFL in Federal Court for Concussions
12/27/2011
Twenty-five former football players sued the National Football League last week in the latest of a wave of lawsuits against the league for allegedly failing to protect them from brain injuries.
Former players filed two lawsuits against the NFL in Georgia and Florida federal courts. Among the
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3rd Circuit Won't Reconsider Fairness of NFL Concussion Settlement
06/02/2016
nearly 1 billion for medical examinations and monetary awards for players diagnosed with brain injuries.
The settlement also obligated the NFL to establish education programs related to football safety.
The 3rd Circuit upheld Brody's decision on April 18 saying it was "not perfect" but it was
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