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Football Hall Of Famers, Dallas Ring Of Honor Recipients Bring Lawsuit Against NFL
Posted on 27 Apr 2012 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

Lawsuit States Multiple Concussions Cause Dementia, Permanent Brain Injuries HOUSTON - Twenty-eight former NFL players on April 24 filed a personal injury lawsuit in Houston, home of the Houston Texans, claiming the NFL has purposefully attempted to... Read More

Federal Judge Gives Preliminary Approval To NFL Brain-Injury Settlement
Posted on 8 Jul 2014 by Maureen McGuire

PHILADELPHIA — (Mealey’s) A federal judge in Pennsylvania on July 7 preliminarily approved a settlement between the National Football League and retired players claiming football-related brain injuries ( In Re: National Football League Players’... Read More

NFL Concussion Class Action Settled
Posted on 26 Apr 2016 by Gabriela Nolen

On April 22, 2015, Federal District Judge Anita B. Brody approved a class action settlement that resolves lawsuits brought against the National Football League (NFL) by former players who alleged that the NFL failed to inform them of and protect them... Read More

Current, Former Football Players Sue NFL Over Concussions
Posted on 22 Aug 2011 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

PHILADELPHIA - (AP) Six former players and one current player have sued the NFL in Philadelphia over the league's handling of concussion-related injuries, the first potential class-action lawsuit of its kind. The players accuse the league of training... Read More

75 NFL Retirees Sue League Over Concussions
Posted on 21 Jul 2011 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

LOS ANGELES - (AP) Mark Duper, Ottis Anderson and 73 other former players sued the National Football League, claiming it concealed information about the danger of concussions for decades. The negligence, fraud and liability suit was filed Tuesday in Los... Read More

Ottis Anderson To Be Removed From Lawsuit Against NFL
Posted on 25 Jul 2011 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

LOS ANGELES - (AP) Former NFL running back Ottis Anderson won't be listed as a plaintiff in a lawsuit against the league after what his representative and a lawyer handling the case call a misunderstanding. Anderson was one of 75 retired players named... Read More