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Player’s family sues NFL over brain disease 

Published: February 8, 2013

Tags: chronic traumatic encephalopathy, collective bargaining agreement, concussion litigation, concussions, multidistrict litigation, National Football League, NFL, wrongful death

The name of another high-profile player was recently added to the concussion-related litigation against the National Football League.

NFL seeks to dismiss concussion MDL 

Published: September 12, 2012

Tags: collective bargaining, concussion litigation, concussions, MDL, multi-district litigation, National Football League, NFL, preemption

Hitting back in the multi-district litigation brought by current and former professional football players alleging injuries from head trauma, the National Football League has filed a motion to dismiss the suits as “labor disputes” preempted by federal law.

Concussion suits proliferate 

By: Correy Stephenson
Published: August 24, 2012

Tags: brain injuries, concussion litigation, concussions, National Collegiate Athletic Association, National Football League, NFL

From high schools to the National Football League, wrestling to soccer, more and more lawsuits are being filed over head-impact injuries sustained during athletic events.

One man’s struggle with head-impact injury 

Published: August 24, 2012

Tags: brain injuries, concussion litigation, concussions, National Collegiate Athletic Association, National Football League, NFL

Dave Duerson played in the National Football League for 11 years and was a member of two Super Bowl-winning teams.

But last February, at the age of 50, he committed suicide by shooting himself in the chest. Duerson did so in order to leave his brain intact, specifying in his last communications with family members that he wanted it to be examined by specialists to determine if he suffered from chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a degenerative brain disease.