Analysis

Boogaard Ruling Blurs NHL Liability In Head-Injury Suits

By Zachary Zagger (June 6, 2017, 10:22 PM EDT) -- An Illinois federal district judge on Monday tossed a wrongful death suit brought by the parents of former National Hockey League enforcer Derek Boogaard, a ruling that highlights some of the hurdles facing individual players or families who go after the NHL with concussion and head injury claims, yet whose procedural nature may limit its influence....

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