U.S. Appeals Court to Weigh NCAA Case Over Pay for Athletes January 19, 2023 By Maryclaire Dale The NCAA will ask a federal appeals court next month to block a lawsuit that seeks to have athletes treated...
Cosby, NBC, Studio Face New Sex Abuse Lawsuit Under New York’s Filing Extension December 8, 2022 By Maryclaire Dale Five women who have long accused Bill Cosby of sexually assaulting them early in their careers have filed the latest...
5 Years On, Key #MeToo Voices Take Stock of the Movement October 17, 2022 By Jocelyn Noveck and Maryclaire Dale Once again, disgraced mogul Harvey Weinstein sits in a courtroom, on trial in Los Angeles while the reckoning the accusations...
Family Sues Little League World Series Over Head Injury From Bunk Bed Fall September 22, 2022 By Maryclaire Dale A Utah boy who suffered a serious head injury after falling from a bunk bed during last month’s Little League...
Jury Grants 2 Former Philadelphia Police Officers $1M Bias Verdict Against City May 27, 2022 By Maryclaire Dale Two former police officers whose gender discrimination and sexual harassment lawsuit led Philadelphia’s police commissioner to resign have won a...
Judge Approves Fix to Stem Race Bias in NFL Concussion Deal March 7, 2022 By Maryclaire Dale Black retired football players who were denied payments for dementia in the NFL’s $1 billion concussion settlement can seek to...
Philadelphia Sued by Man Exonerated After 37 Years in Prison January 31, 2022 By Maryclaire Dale A Philadelphia man freed after 37 years in prison in a case tainted by perjured testimony accused the city of...
NFL to Offer to Changes to ‘Race-Norming’ Testing Formula Used in Dementia Claims October 22, 2021 By Maryclaire Dale The NFL is set to propose changes to the $1 billion concussion settlement this week after an outcry over test...
Retired Black Players Fight NFL Brain Injury Payout Algorithm Based on Race May 18, 2021 By Maryclaire Dale and Michelle R. Smith Thousands of retired Black professional football players, their families and supporters are demanding an end to the controversial use of...
Retired Players in NFL Concussion Settlement Balk at Limits on ‘Doctor Shopping’ May 20, 2019 By Maryclaire Dale Retired NFL players seeking testing as part of a $1 billion concussion settlement must see a doctor close to home...