Wrestling Brain-Injury Appeal Thrown Out as Untimely
Former wrestlers blaming the WWE for concussion-related ailments are too late to mount a class action, the Second Circuit ruled Wednesday.
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Texas Judge Dismisses Federal Suit Against NFL Over Former Player’s Medical Claims
A federal judge in Texas Friday dismissed a clinic’s lawsuit claiming the National Football League pressured a health insurer to deny former players’ medical treatment claims in retaliation for test results being used in disability claims against the league.
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Appeal Over Brain-Injured Wrestlers Stumbles in 2nd Circuit
Hoping to keep concussion-related claims from former wrestlers pinned down, a lawyer for the WWE told the Second Circuit on Friday that the decades-old claims are hopelessly out of date.
Read moreJunior Seau’s Children Settle With NFL Over 2012 Suicide
The family of the late NFL star Junior Seau has settled its wrongful death lawsuit against the NFL over the popular San Diego linebacker’s 2012 suicide.
Read moreNCAA Settles CTE Lawsuit Filed by Widow of Texas Player
The NCAA settled a lawsuit Friday with the family of a former University of Texas football player that accused the organization of being responsible for his brain injuries and death decades after his playing career.
Read moreFederal Judge Clears WWE in Concussion Lawsuit
World Wrestling Entertainment won a federal lawsuit filed by two wrestlers who claimed they were not warned about the dangers of concussions, after a judge found the company did not hide what it knew about head trauma.
Read moreIllinois Lawmakers Propose Banning Tackle Football for Kids
A bill introduced Thursday would ban tackle football in Illinois for children younger than 12 years old, citing the impact of head injuries on developing brains.
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Aaron Hernandez Had Severe CTE; Daughter Sues NFL, Pats
Former New England Patriots star Aaron Hernandez had a severe case of the degenerative brain disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy, researchers said on Thursday. His lawyer announced a lawsuit against the NFL and the team, accusing them of hiding the true dangers of the sport.
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Link of Brain Injuries to Head Hits in Football Nearly Overwhelming
Seven-eighths of the brains of 202 former football players showed evidence of chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a brain disease linked to repeated blows to the head, the Journal of the American Medical Association reported Tuesday.
Read moreConcussion Lawsuit
A federal class action transferred to Illinois is led by a former Big 12 NCAA athlete who suffered numerous concussions while playing football at University of Texas in the late ’90s.
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Court to Hold Hearing on Hernandez Evidence
A day after state authorities ruled Aaron Hernandez’s death a suicide, attorneys will fight in court Friday afternoon over evidence that may shed light on the jailed football star’s final moments.
Read moreWWE Cleared on Overdose Death of Doink the Clown
A federal judge tossed from the ring claims against World Wrestling Entertainment by family of Doink the Clown, the late wrestling villain who overdosed on painkillers in 2013.
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