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Dimry v. Bert Bell/Pete Rozelle NFL Player Retirement Plan et al
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3:19-cv-05360
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June 02, 2022
Ex-NFL Player Owed Disability Benefits
A California federal judge found that the National Football League's retirement board abused its discretion by denying a former San Diego Chargers player benefits for a spinal injury that permanently disabled him.
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March 15, 2022
NFL, Ex-Player Both Ask Judge To Wrap Up Disability Row
A former San Diego Chargers player and the NFL are both asking a California federal judge to decide now whether he has new evidence to support his permanent disability claim in a yearslong dispute stemming from the league's decision to deny him benefits on two separate occasions.
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September 15, 2020
NFL Disability Plan Made 'Glaring' Error On Claim, Judge Says
A California federal judge on Tuesday ordered the NFL's retirement plan to reconsider a ruling that denied a former player total and permanent disability benefits, saying the plan's board abused its discretion by not engaging in a meaningful dialogue with the retired athlete.
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July 30, 2020
NFL Disability Plan Flouted Court Order, Ex-Player's Atty Says
Claiming he'd "never seen anything like it," an attorney for an injured former NFL player told a California federal court Thursday that the league's disability program flouted Ninth Circuit precedent and a federal judge's earlier directive when it denied his client's request for benefits in a shadowy "sham" process.
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June 08, 2020
NFL Plan Rips Ex-Player's 'Tactical Silence' In Disability Suit
The NFL's retirement plan board has pushed back at a former player's argument that it shut him out of its reevaluation of his application for permanent disability benefits, accusing him of using "tactical silence against the board."
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April 15, 2020
NFL Plan Must Hand Over Doctor Pay Info In Disability Suit
A federal magistrate judge has told the NFL's retirement plan to reveal how much it paid doctors who evaluated a former player seeking total and permanent disability benefits, finding the plan didn't come up with a good reason why it shouldn't have to give up the information.
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February 12, 2020
NFL Plan Says Doctor Payments Not Relevant In Disability Suit
The retirement benefits plan for the NFL told a California federal judge on Tuesday it does not have to hand over records for how much it paid doctors who evaluated a former NFL player seeking total and permanent disability benefits despite allegations from the player and a finding by another federal judge that the doctors may be financially motivated to provide opinions against players.
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August 27, 2019
NFL Ignored Judge's Order In Benefits Case, Ex-Player Says
An NFL retirement plan's board turned its back on a judge's 2018 order requiring it to reevaluate a former NFL cornerback's permanent disability benefits application after finding the board improperly defaulted to its appointed doctors, according to a lawsuit filed in California federal court.