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Arbitrator Expected to Decide NFL Comp Question by Month's End

06/02/2011
ruling pending a decision by NFL arbitrator Shyam Das. According to court filings Das is considering claims filed out-of-state by more than 100 other NFL players to determine whether they violated the terms of the collective bargaining agreement between team owners and the NFL Players Association. The

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2nd Cir: Football CBA Doesn't Preempt States' Work Comp Laws

04/24/2013
. NFL Management Council arose from a dispute over when teams should cease taking workers' compensation offsets against players' salaries. The primary parties to the dispute are the National Football League Players Association which represents the players and the NFL Management Council which

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Former Players Object to Pending Settlement in NFL Concussion Litigation

10/08/2014
settlement under which the NFL would pay 765 million to resolve the dispute. Any of the league's approximately 18000 former players would have been eligible for an award under the settlement but the size of that award would depend upon the player's specific diagnosis as well as other factors

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NFL Retirees Request Intervention in Concussion Settlement Talks

05/12/2014
settlement under which the NFL would pay 765 million to resolve the dispute. Any of the league's approximately 18000 former players would have been eligible for an award under the settlement but the size of that award would depend upon the player's specific diagnosis as well as other factors

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World Wrestling Entertainment Files Suit to Bar ex-Performers from Filing Brain-Injury Claims

07/02/2015
terms of their deal and resubmitted it for the judge's consideration in April. Kyros on his firm website advertises that he was involved in representing over 100 plaintiffs in the NFL concussion litigation. However McDevitt said he believed Kyros didn't play an active role in negotiating the

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3rd Circuit Says Players Can't Take Appeal from Proposed NFL Concussion Settlement

12/29/2014
should have done. The case was In re National Football League Players Concussion Injury Litigation No. 14-8103. Claims against the NFL asserting that the league has failed to acknowledge and address the risks of neurological injury to players and committed fraud by actively concealing

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NFL Player's Injury Shines Spotlight on Whether Pro Athletes Can Receive Comp Benefits

06/02/2021
James James a seven-year National Football League veteran tore his Achilles tendon during an off-site workout May 4 after leaders from the NFL Players Association advised players to skip voluntary offseason workouts at team facilities multiple media outlets have reported. With his season

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NFL Files Response to Players' Opposition to Dismissal Motion

12/20/2012
been the subject of bargaining." As a result the NFL insists "the plaintiffs' remedies lie in the uniform federal labor law and its unique procedural scheme." Counsel for the NFL Brad S. Karp Theodore V. Wells Beth A. Wilkinson Lynn B. Bayard Paul Clement Judy L. Leone Robert C. Heim

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Judge Recommends that Retired Running Back's Motion be Denied

09/02/2014
A U.S. Eastern District Court of Texas judge recommended that retired NFL running back Greg Hill should not be entitled to a higher level of disability benefits saying that acknowledging that Hill had injuries related to football is not in and of itself a finding of disability. Judge Don D

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Former NFLPA Pres.: Athlete Bill Could Hurt Saints in Free Agency

05/15/2014
A former president of the NFL Players Association said that a Louisiana bill addressing workers compensation for professional athletes could hurt the New Orleans Saints ability to sign high-profile free agents according to a local news report. House Bill 1069 was passed in the House last week

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