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L.A. Times Blasts Gov. for Signing Athlete Comp Bill

10/10/2013
monopolizing the time of workers compensation judges and preventing them from hearing claims filed by injured workers who live in the state. Hiltzik writes that the NFL probably figured it couldnt get the California bill passed if it told the truth. So it sacrificed the truth. Hiltzik said the leagues

Category: News

State Bar to Suspend License of Attorney Who Admitted to Paying for Referrals

09/20/2016
the fact that he is the only player in the NFL Hall of Fame who is representing professional athletes in sports workers' compensation claims in California" his website says. In 2010 the New York Times estimated that Mix and another former NFL star Mel Owens represented about 1000 retired

Category: News

St. Paul Sues Broncos and Ex-Players over California Comp Claims

06/10/2011
involved in a pivotal NFL claim now pending in federal appeals court said the St. Paul case appears to be confined to a narrow question over whether St. Paul was the responsible carrier for the players' claims. "It doesn't seem to be anything more than a coverage issue" Mix said Thursday. "They are

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Smith v. Richardson Sports Ltd.

12/17/2020
professional athletes and workers' compensation. Charles H. Smith III plaintiff entered into a contract with defendants on 1 March 2000 to play professional football for the Carolina Panthers Panthers of the National Football League NFL. The contract was scheduled to end on 28 or 29

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Former Hockey Players File Class Action against NHL

11/26/2013
demonstrated that repeated blows can lead to degenerative brain disease. The suit filed at the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia is similar to a complaint by 4500 former National Football League players against their league. The NFL settled the suit in August for 765 million. Like their

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Supreme Court Won't Review Decision Denying Forum for Ex- NFL Player's Comp Claim

10/26/2018
contests. The 4th DCAs decision was initially released in June as an unpublished ruling. Unpublished opinions are citable only for their persuasive value in California. The comp carrier for the Colts asked the court to order publication of the decision. The NFL also submitted a request as did World

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No Benefits for Ex- NFL Player With Head Trauma

08/01/2019
ruling that Noga was due total permanent disability benefits. We conclude that in this case the Vikings provision of care for Nogas head injuries did not constitute a proceeding that prospectively satisfied the statute of limitations Justice Natalie Hudson wrote. The NFL at the time Noga

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NFL Player's Knee Injury during Team Tryout Wasn't Compensable

06/02/2014
stated that they were not considered employees of the Seahawks and that they waived their ability to sue the team or the NFL for any injury they may suffer during the minicamp. Robinson injured his knee diving after a football on the second day of the minicamp. Procedural History Robinson

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1st DCA Lacks Jurisdiction Over Judge's Tolling Order

11/08/2010
The 1st District Court of Appeal lacks appellate jurisdiction over a judge of compensation claims' order tolling the statute of limitations to request medical benefits for a football player's future knee surgery according to a published opinion. Case NFL Europa v. Earl Charles No. 1D10-3849

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NFL Management Council Argues in Favor of Choice of Law Provision

07/25/2011
cumulative trauma claim. Numerous media reports have described this law as a "loophole in California law" and the topic has been one of the last points of contention as the players' union and the league's owners have worked to finalize a new collective bargaining agreement. To read the NFL Management

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