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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
Category: News
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
Category: News
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
Category: News
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
Category: News
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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WCAB to Consider Consolidation of NFL Players' Claims
04/14/2009
' Compensation Appeal Board. At least one player Joseph Toledo is still playing in the league. The players are seeking benefits for head neck back shoulder and other injuries.
McKnight appears to be one of the most highly paid plaintiffs who played with the Dolphins. According to USA Today's NFL salary
Category: News
Bill to Keep Saints Players out of Calif. Comp Courts Expanded
04/20/2010
WorkCompCentral California law allows players to file workers' compensation claims in the state even if they played only one game there.
Approximately 700 former NFL players are reported to be pursuing cases in California with most expected to receive lump-sum settlements of 100000 to 200000. Most of those
Category: News
Lawmakers Approve Bill to Keep NFL Claims in State
05/04/2011
' compensation claim and compelling him to continue with arbitration through the NFL.
The ruling supports a finding by state Workers' Compensation Judge Pamela Briston last fall that state workers' compensation law "is applicable to all injuries occurring within Pennsylvania."
Florida Rep. Michael Weinstein R
Category: News
Ex- NFL Player Sues Attorney for Mishandling 2007 Settlement
05/03/2012
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There are now 66 lawsuits and over 1600 plaintiffs involved in litigation against the National Football League across the country for players' traumatic brain damage and cognitive decline NFL Concussion Litigation reports.
Six of the cases involve wrongful death claims based on a former player's
Category: News
Judge Issues Preliminary Denial of NFL Concussion Settlement
01/15/2014
A federal trial judge in Philadelphia has refused to sign off on the 765-million settlement that the National Football League had reached with some 4500 former players for brain injuries they allegedly suffered during their careers.
"I am primarily concerned that not all retired NFL football
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