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2nd DCA Won't Lift Stay on NFL Coverage Dispute with Carriers
05/29/2013
but deliberately ignored and concealed this information.
Oral argument in that case In Re National Football League Players Concussion Injury Litigation MDL Docket No. 2323 got underway in April.
Meanwhile the NFL filed suit against its current and former insurance carriers in Los
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Labor Agreement Requires Titans Player to Pursue Claim in Tenn.
08/07/2012
A former Tennessee Titans football player failed to show sufficient contacts with California to prove that his workers' compensation claim falls within the scope of the state's workers' compensation system the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled.
Case Matthews v. NFL Management Council No
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NFL Players Rally against Comp Limitations
04/16/2013
State Smith said.
Such would be the case with LaDainian Tomlinson a running back who set the NFL record for touchdowns in a single season and twice had the most rushing yards of any running back in the league while playing for the San Diego Chargers. Tomlinson played for the Chargers from 2001 to
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Judge Approves NFL Concussion Settlement
04/27/2015
B. Brody approved last week creates three separate sources of funding for current and retired NFL players an uncapped monetary award fund or MAF that will be used to compensate players who can be diagnosed with brain injuries; a baseline assessment program or BAP that will be used to assess
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NFL Decision Could Encourage Teams to Change Their Approach
01/17/2011
broader ruling than that exists in this particular case but you could certainly expect that the NFL Management Council will if they feel it's necessary file additional cases in an attempt to get a broader ruling."
Mix and defense attorney Buch both agree that the number of athletes' workers
Category: News
NFLPA Calls Teams' Choice of Law Provisions Unconstitutional
06/14/2011
oral arguments in a dispute between the Tennessee Titans and a former offensive lineman.
The NFL Players Association believes that a federal district court ruling ordering Bruce Matthews' workers' compensation claim to be adjudicated under Tennessee law violates a number of policies including ones
Category: News
Spate of Ex-Pro Sports Stars' Workers' Comp Filings Stopped by Law
02/04/2014
trauma.
The NFL and other pro sports leagues had lobbied the California Legislature for the law blocking any more similar filings. The result was passage of Assembly Bill 1309 which lawmakers passed to keep players from abusing California's workers' compensation system.
The Times estimated the
Category: News
Supporters Say Pro Athlete Bill Will Protect Employers, Workers
02/27/2013
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Additionally while the majority of cases involve NFL players Kinney said former athletes from other leagues are filing more claims as word spreads that this loophole is open for abuse in California. One claim is being filed each day involving Major League Baseball players he said.
Kinney also said CIGA
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Judge Consolidates NFL Comp Complaints, League Files Countersuit
03/26/2013
countersuit against the players asking for attorney fees as well as a declaration from the court that the plaintiffs must file all workers compensation claims in the venue specified by their contracts and drop any pending claims in California.
Former NFL players filed two complaint in the U.S. District
Category: News
NFL Player Turned Comp Attorney Files Claim for Dementia
08/10/2011
costs are covered and he has no animosity toward his former team.
McNeill was the 17th overall draft pick in 1974 out of the University of California Los Angeles and played 12 seasons in the NFL. He played on the Vikings team that lost Super Bowl IX to the Pittsburgh Steelers 16-6 in 1975 and
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