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Ex- NFL Players File Civil Suit against Kansas City Chiefs

12/05/2013
settlement of 765 million. But Dirk Vandever of The Popham Law Firm in Kansas City one of the attorneys representing the five former Chiefs players explained Wednesday that Cooper v. Kansas City Chiefs Football Club will involve different legal issues than the massive class action against the NFL

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Players' New Suit Focuses on Toradol's Impact on Concussions

12/08/2011
National Football League over the use of the drug Toradol contending that the league ignored the drug's blood-thinning side effects which enhanced their concussions and other injuries. Attorneys filed a complaint in the case of Finn v. NFL at the U.S. District Court for New Jersey on Monday making it

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Ex-Football Star Neil Smith Sues the NFL for Brain Injuries

01/02/2013
symptoms Mr. Smith was regularly returned to play significantly increasing his chances of long-term brain damage." Smith also complained that the NFL failed to warn him about the risk of long-term brain injury and cited a number of symptoms. "As a result Plaintiff Smith suffers permanent and

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3rd Circuit Sets Oral Argument for Challenge to NFL Concussion Settlement

10/12/2015
monetary awards for those diagnosed with brain injuries. The settlement also obligated the NFL to establish education programs related to football safety. A group of former players including Alan Faneca Roderick Cartwright Jeff Rohrer and Sean Considine had sought to intervene during the

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3rd Circuit Releases Recording of Oral Argument in NFL Concussion Case

11/24/2015
examinations and monetary awards for those diagnosed with brain injuries. The settlement also obligated the NFL to establish education programs related to football safety. A group of former players including Alan Faneca Roderick Cartwright Jeff Rohrer and Sean Considine had sought to intervene during

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Judge Orders Mediation of NFL Concussion Cases

07/10/2013
they may have as part of that process. NFL spokesman Greg Aiello issued a statement saying the league "respects and will comply with the court's order regarding mediation and will be available to meet with Judge Phillips at his direction." Anderson said that Phillips is a "highly respected

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NFL Team Loses Pre-Emption Argument in Concussion Dispute

05/19/2014
closed. In March the Cardinals filed a motion seeking to remove the case to federal court. They argued that the case belonged in federal court because the resolution of the dispute would necessarily require the interpretation of collective-bargaining agreements between the players' union and the NFL

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Federal Trial Judge Tosses Painkiller Suit against NFL

12/23/2014
A federal trial judge last week threw out a lawsuit by a group of former professional football players over the National Football League's alleged practice of loading up athletes with opioids anti-inflammatory medications and surgical anesthetics. The NFL had asked U.S. District Court Judge

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Proceedings for Suits Against NFL for Brain Injuries Consolidated

02/02/2012
issues such as the NFL's claim that it is not subject to suit under the terms of its collective bargaining agreement with its players and establish a timetable for trial he said. Attorneys for the NFL did not return calls for comment but its motion had urged consolidation under 28 U.S.C. 1407

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ROUSMANIERE: The Long Road to Controlling New Risks

01/13/2014
did in the NFL championship game in January 1994 players their agents the teams and fans did not know what to make of them. The NFL took the issue seriously enough to create a mild traumatic brain injury committee in 1994. Around then the Pittsburgh Steelers began to baseline their players. But

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