All posts tagged 'National Football League'

NFL Wins With $765 Million Settlement Of Player Concussion Suits

Posted on August 29th, 2013 · Posted in Brain Injury

The general view is that the National Football League scored a big victory with its $765 million settlement of concussion-related lawsuits filed by more than 4,500 former and current players and their families. There was a press release Thursday announcing the settlement, which still must be approved by U.S. District..
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Three-Quarters Of NFL Players Don’t Trust Team Doctors, Union Says

Posted on February 1st, 2013 · Posted in Brain Injury

More than three-quarters of National Football League players surveyed said they don’t trust their team’s medical staff, the union representing the athletes said Thursday. And they may have very good reason to be untrusting of these docs, as the Los Angeles Times reported that the union, the NFL Players Association..
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NFL: $1 Million For The Study Of Long-Term Impact Of Brain Injuries

Posted on April 20th, 2010 · Posted in Brain Injury

The National Football League, which until recently was in denial about the long-term impact of concussions on its players as they age, is helping to foot the bill for research on the topic. The NFL is donating $1 million to support the study of brain trauma at the Boston University School of Medicine,..
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Ex-Football Players, Now Lawyers, Defend Peers In Workman’s Comp Cases In California

Posted on April 9th, 2010 · Posted in Brain Injury

Now here are two attorneys who can really relate to their clients. Two former pro-football-players turned lawyers are now representing roughly 1,000 ex-players in what could be landmark worker’s compensation cases in California, according to The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/08/sports/football/08lawyers.html?hpw Ron Mix in the 1960s was with the San Diego..
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