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Richard Dent, et al v. National Football League
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3:14-cv-02324
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December 17, 2020
Players Aim To Block Dismissal Of NFL Painkiller Suit
A group of former football players is pushing back against a bid by the National Football League to throw out a suit alleging it forced them to take painkillers to keep playing, saying their claims aren't blocked by federal labor law because they don't require interpretation of their collective bargaining agreement with the league.
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April 18, 2019
Ex-NFLers' Painkiller Claims Against League Fall Short Again
NFL players accusing the NFL of giving them painkillers to get them back into the game without regard for their long-term health had their suit shot down a second time by a California federal judge Thursday, who ruled they couldn't show how the relevant drug laws applied to the league.
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January 17, 2019
NFL Wants Former Players' Revived Painkiller Suit Dismissed
The NFL asked a California federal court to once again dismiss a proposed class action by former players alleging the league was negligent in providing them painkillers to get back in the game, saying the players didn't show that any NFL employees were involved in giving them the drugs.
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December 15, 2016
NFL Players Take Claim League Pushed Pills To 9th Circ.
A proposed class of former NFL players told the Ninth Circuit Thursday that a district court judge erred in finding that a collective bargaining agreement spares the league from allegations it encouraged players to abuse painkillers, especially since the same judge delivered the opposite ruling in a similar case.
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December 18, 2014
NFL Dodges Players' Painkiller Class Action
A California federal judge on Wednesday tossed ex-National Football League players' class action claiming that the league encouraged them to abuse painkillers, ruling that a collective bargaining agreement preempted the claims.
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