Florida Injury Lawyer Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Players, Litigation Funders in NFL Suits August 4, 2023 By William Rabb A Florida injury attorney, now disbarred, has pleaded guilty to swindling litigation funders and former NFL football players who had...
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...
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...
Players Accuse NFL of Trying to Delay, Rewrite $1 Billion Concussion Settlement January 14, 2019 By Maryclaire Dale The National Football League abruptly last week dropped its plan to challenge approved dementia diagnoses in a landmark concussion case...
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 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...
Sports-Related Brain Injuries Are Emerging Risk for US & UK Insurers: S&P Report August 1, 2016 Sports-related brain injuries are one of the top emerging insurance claims in the U.S. and the U.K., according to a...
Liability Insurers Win Right to Question NFL Executives, Doctors in Concussion Cases May 2, 2016 By Chris Dolmetsch National Football League executives may for the first time have to testify about what they knew of concussion risks after...
Court Upholds NFL’s $765 Million Concussion Settlement as ‘Fair’ April 19, 2016 By Jef Feeley and Sophia Pearson The National Football League’s $765 million concussion settlement was found by a federal appeals court to be fair, if imperfect....
Court Approves NFL’s Concussion Injury Settlement April 23, 2015 By Sophia Pearson The National Football League won final court approval of a $765 million settlement of ex-player head-injury claims, overriding criticism that...