Rugby World Cup Beset With Head Injuries, Creating Growing Existential Threat September 15, 2023 By Lucca de Paoli The Rugby World Cup in France is set to be the most-watched iteration of the quadrennial competition ever, the pinnacle...
NFL-Style Lawsuit and Brain-Injury Concerns Hang Over Rugby World Cup August 31, 2023 By Steve Douglas Alix Popham traveled the world as a rugby player. He played 33 times for Wales and competed at two Rugby...
Widow Asks $55M From NCAA for Football Player’s Death November 23, 2022 By Brian Melley Attorneys asked a jury Monday to award $55 million to the widow of a former USC football player, in a...
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...
Ex-NFL Players Reminded to Register for Concussion Settlement February 13, 2017 A federal judge last week urged NFL retirees to register for a concussion settlement that could cost the league $1...
Supreme Court Refuses to Block NFL’s $765 Million Concussion Accord December 12, 2016 By Greg Stohr The U.S. Supreme Court let stand the National Football League’s $765 million concussion settlement, turning away contentions by former players...
Researchers Find Evidence of Brain Injury in Young NFL Players November 30, 2016 In a small study of young or recently retired NFL players, researchers at Johns Hopkins report finding evidence of brain...
NFL Players with CTE Sue to Force Teams to Pay Workers’ Compensation Benefits November 30, 2016 By Andrew G. Simpson A group of 38 former National Football League players have sued to force the NFL to pay them workers’ compensation...
Supreme Court Could Block NFL’s $1 Billion Concussion Settlement October 2, 2016 By Maryclaire Dale A second petition has been filed asking the U.S. Supreme Court to reject the $1 billion settlement of NFL concussion...
Pop Warner Football Settles Wisconsin Head Injury Lawsuit March 9, 2016 The youth football organization, Pennsylvania-based Pop Warner, has settled a lawsuit filed in Wisconsin by the mother of a man...