Insurance Journal » NFL http://www.insurancejournal.com Insurance Journal delivers the latest business news for the Property/Casualty insurance industry Fri, 17 May 2013 23:49:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Bill Limits California Workers’ Comp For Pro Athletes http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2013/05/06/290996.htm Mon, 06 May 2013 15:34:52 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=290996 Professional athletes who spent most of their careers with teams in other states would no longer be able to file workers’ compensation claims in California under a bill that has passed the state Assembly. Supporters of the bill from Assemblyman …

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]]> Pro Athletes Fight Limits on California Workers’ Comp http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2013/04/17/288699.htm Wed, 17 Apr 2013 16:00:49 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=288699 Former professional athletes who have battled countless injuries since they left the game on Monday criticized a bill in the state Legislature that would restrict players from collecting workers’ compensation benefits in California. Two dozen former players, including San Francisco …

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]]> Colorado Jury Finds Helmet Maker Riddell Negligent http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2013/04/16/288543.htm Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:40:22 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=288543 A Colorado jury in a lawsuit brought by the family of a severely injured high school football player has found that helmet maker Riddell was negligent in failing to warn players about concussion dangers. Saturday’s ruling comes as the company …

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]]> Bill Changes Arizona Pro Athletes Workers Comp http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2013/03/08/284089.htm Fri, 08 Mar 2013 16:09:48 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=284089 A House committee has approved a bill already passed by the Senate that would bar pro athletes in Arizona from filing for workers’ compensation in other states. Republican Sen. John McComish says professional teams came to him with concerns that …

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]]> California Bill Battles Workers’ Comp Claims from Athletes http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2013/03/01/283346.htm Fri, 01 Mar 2013 21:11:20 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=283346 A California legislator has introduced a bill that would address a “loophole” in which pro athletes, mostly National Football League players, are getting workers’ compensation benefits despite having played on teams in other states. The bill by Assemblyman Henry Perea, …

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]]> Brees California Lawsuit Claims His Charity Was Cheated http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2012/12/14/274099.htm Fri, 14 Dec 2012 16:04:35 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=274099 Saints quarterback Drew Brees and his foundation are suing one of the former organizers of his celebrity golf tournament in southern California, saying the organizer cheated benefactors of the foundation out of thousands of dollars he kept for his own …

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]]> Mississippi Jury Rules Helmet Maker Not Liable for High Schooler’s Injury http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southeast/2012/10/26/268096.htm Fri, 26 Oct 2012 13:36:48 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=268096 A Mississippi jury has decided that helmet-manufacturer Riddell is not responsible for the injury of a George County High School football player in 2006. Court documents said that the plaintiff, who was a minor at the time of the incident, …

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]]> Ex-NFL Player John Mott Sues in N.Y. for Head Injury http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/east/2012/08/29/261083.htm Wed, 29 Aug 2012 14:41:08 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=261083 Former NFL player John Mott has sued the league in federal court in New York, saying it failed to warn players about the dangers of head injuries. Mott joined several thousand other retired NFL players and some of their family …

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]]> Lawyers Pursuing Concussion Lawsuits Take Page from Big Tobacco Playbook http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2012/07/03/254282.htm Tue, 03 Jul 2012 14:08:40 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=254282 Smokers and pro football players have something in common: They engage in risky behavior that can be potentially harmful to their health over time. And to hear some lawyers tell it, the National Football League is the equivalent of Big …

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]]> NFL Owners’ Latest Safety Move Irks Players http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2012/05/24/248762.htm Thu, 24 May 2012 11:59:39 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=248762 The NFL’s move to make thigh and knee pads mandatory equipment for the 2013 season already has drawn criticism from the guys who will have to wear them. Not long after Atlanta Falcons President Rich McKay, chairman of the competition …

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]]> Saints’ Vilma Sues NFL Commissioner Goodell for Defamation http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southcentral/2012/05/22/248518.htm Tue, 22 May 2012 16:45:23 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=248518 Suspended New Orleans Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma has filed a defamation lawsuit against NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell. The suit in U.S. District Court in New Orleans claims Goodell has made false statements about Vilma while discussing the NFL’s bounty investigation …

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]]> Ex-NFL Players in Louisiana Sue League Over Concussions http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southcentral/2012/02/22/236536.htm Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:58:18 +0000 Michael Kunzelman http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=236536 Nearly a dozen former National Football League players living in Louisiana have sued the NFL, the latest players to accuse the league of failing to protect players from the risks associated with concussions. Several former New Orleans Saints players, including …

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]]> Ex-NFL Players Sue League Over Brain Injuries http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2011/12/26/228658.htm Tue, 27 Dec 2011 02:00:38 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=228658 Jamal Lewis, Dorsey Levens and two other former National Football League players have sued the league over brain injuries that they say left them struggling with medical problems years after their playing days ended. Lewis and Levens, along with Fulton …

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]]> Santa Clara Approves Loan Deal For 49ers Stadium http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2011/12/15/227627.htm Thu, 15 Dec 2011 17:17:08 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=227627 The 49ers are a step closer to moving from San Francisco to Santa Clara after the Santa Clara City Council approved plans to develop and pay for a new stadium for the team. The council unanimously backed an $850 million …

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]]> NFL’s Edwards Claims Slander by Michigan Restaurant Cost Him Contract http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/midwest/2011/09/16/215987.htm Fri, 16 Sep 2011 13:01:07 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=215987 San Francisco 49ers receiver Braylon Edwards has filed a $14 million slander lawsuit, claiming allegations that he was directly involved in a fight at a suburban Detroit restaurant cost him a big guaranteed contract from another NFL team. Edwards, a …

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]]> Conn. Supreme Court to Take Up Ex-NFL Player’s Fraud Claim Against Lawyers http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/east/2011/09/14/215487.htm Wed, 14 Sep 2011 13:24:21 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=215487 The Connecticut Supreme Court will take up a fraud lawsuit by ex-NFL player and investment firm founder Bob Simms against his ex-wife’s lawyers, brushing aside a lower court decision barring the claim. Simms, a linebacker who played for the New …

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]]> NFL Facing Possible Class Action Claim Over Concussions http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2011/08/22/211810.htm Mon, 22 Aug 2011 13:32:42 +0000 Maryclaire Dale http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=211810 Seven former players 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 players to lead with their heads, failing to properly …

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]]> Judge Limits NFL Offset for Players’ Workers’ Compensation Benefits http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2011/03/30/192253.htm Wed, 30 Mar 2011 13:26:05 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=192253 A New York judge says the NFL must be limited in how much money it can recover when injured NFL players receive state workers’ compensation awards. Judge Paul Crotty wrote in a decision that the NFL sometimes wants to recover …

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