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.
Former NFL players file MDL suit over concussions
Published: June 18, 2012
Tags: concussions, football, NFL, personal injury
A group of former National Football League players and widows have filed a multidistrict negligence suit in a Pennsylvania district court alleging that the league failed to give them proper training and treatment to prevent concussions during their careers playing professional sports.
