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Wrestling Brain-Injury Appeal Thrown Out as Untimely

September 9, 2020September 10, 2020 JOSH RUSSELL
brain, concussions, CTE, statute of limitations, wrestling

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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Employment Health Sports 

Texas Judge Dismisses Federal Suit Against NFL Over Former Player’s Medical Claims

August 14, 2020August 17, 2020 DAVID LEE
CTE, disability, Insurance, NFL, retaliation, Texas

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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Appeals Civil Rights Entertainment Health Media Sports 

Appeal Over Brain-Injured Wrestlers Stumbles in 2nd Circuit

June 5, 2020June 5, 2020 JOSH RUSSELL
brain, concussions, CTE, statute of limitations, wrestling

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pinned down, a lawyer for the WWE told the Second Circuit on Friday that the decades-old claims are hopelessly out of date.

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National Personal Injury Sports 

Junior Seau’s Children Settle With NFL Over 2012 Suicide

October 5, 2018October 8, 2018 ASSOCIATED PRESS
CTE, football, NFL, Settlement, 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.

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Sports 

NCAA Settles CTE Lawsuit Filed by Widow of Texas Player

June 15, 2018 ASSOCIATED PRESS
CTE, NCAA, Settlement, Wrongful Death

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.

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Entertainment Personal Injury 

Federal Judge Clears WWE in Concussion Lawsuit

March 30, 2018March 30, 2018 JEFF D. GORMAN
concussions, Connecticut, CTE, Fraud, wrestling

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.

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Law Regional Sports 

Illinois Lawmakers Propose Banning Tackle Football for Kids

January 26, 2018 EMILY ZANTOW
bills, children, CTE, football, Illinois

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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Criminal Entertainment Sports 

Aaron Hernandez Had Severe CTE; Daughter Sues NFL, Pats

September 22, 2017September 22, 2017 ASSOCIATED PRESS
brain, CTE, eldSports, football, murder, NFL

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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Personal Injury Technology 

Link of Brain Injuries to Head Hits in Football Nearly Overwhelming

July 26, 2017August 16, 2017 SEAN DUFFY
brain, concussions, CTE, football, NFL

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.

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Education Health Sports 

Concussion Lawsuit

June 1, 2017June 1, 2017 BRIEF
athletes, concussions, CTE, football, Indiana, NCAA, Texas

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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Criminal Entertainment Sports 

Court to Hold Hearing on Hernandez Evidence

April 21, 2017April 21, 2017 ZACK HUFFMAN
CTE, evidence, football, Massachusetts, New England Patriots, suicide

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.

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Entertainment Personal Injury Sports 

WWE Cleared on Overdose Death of Doink the Clown

November 15, 2016November 16, 2016 BARBARA LEONARD
concussions, CTE, Secondary, wrestling

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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