Students’ Concussion Suits Against NCAA, Unlike NFL Suits, Defy Grouping December 6, 2013 By Andrew Harris Ex-football players’ head-trauma lawsuits against the National Collegiate Athletic Association, unlike National Football League cases consolidated by federal judges and...
Bill Limits California Workers’ Comp For Pro Athletes May 6, 2013 By Laura Olson Professional athletes who spent most of their careers with teams in other states would no longer be able to file...
Pro Athletes Fight Limits on California Workers’ Comp April 17, 2013 By Laura Olson Former professional athletes who have battled countless injuries since they left the game on Monday criticized a bill in the...
Colorado Jury Finds Helmet Maker Riddell Negligent April 16, 2013 By Catherine Tsai A Colorado jury in a lawsuit brought by the family of a severely injured high school football player has found...
Bill Changes Arizona Pro Athletes Workers Comp March 8, 2013 A House committee has approved a bill already passed by the Senate that would bar pro athletes in Arizona from...
California Bill Battles Workers’ Comp Claims from Athletes March 1, 2013 A California legislator has introduced a bill that would address a “loophole” in which pro athletes, mostly National Football League...
Brees California Lawsuit Claims His Charity Was Cheated December 14, 2012 Saints quarterback Drew Brees and his foundation are suing one of the former organizers of his celebrity golf tournament in...
Mississippi Jury Rules Helmet Maker Not Liable for High Schooler’s Injury October 26, 2012 A Mississippi jury has decided that helmet-manufacturer Riddell is not responsible for the injury of a George County High School...
Ex-NFL Player John Mott Sues in N.Y. for Head Injury August 29, 2012 Former NFL player John Mott has sued the league in federal court in New York, saying it failed to warn...
Lawyers Pursuing Concussion Lawsuits Take Page from Big Tobacco Playbook July 3, 2012 Smokers and pro football players have something in common: They engage in risky behavior that can be potentially harmful to...