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The 'Industrial Disease' Of The NFL And The Settlement That Sidelines Some Players
By Sindhu Sundar | June 17, 2016, 5:03 PM EDT
A group of former NFL players are refusing to join the league’s historic brain-injury settlement over fears that it blocks potential claims related to CTE, the neurodegenerative condition central to the litigation. While defenders of the deal note its widespread support and argue that the players would face major hurdles in pursuing their claims at trial, the settlement's critics call it a case study in how class actions can leave plaintiffs out in the cold.