January 29, 2013
The NFL Players Association is giving $100 million to Harvard Medical School to treat players' injuries and study the health risks posed by football, the university said Tuesday, as the litigation against the league over concussions moves toward a courtroom showdown.
January 01, 2013
The year 2013 promises to be an active one in product liability, with several appellate cases threatening to change the face of preemption — including the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark Mensing decision — and long-gestating litigation involving Johnson & Johnson, Toyota Motor Corp. and other corporate giants finally primed for the courtroom.
December 20, 2012
The NFL has added renowned litigator and Bancroft PLLC partner Paul Clement to its defense team in the multidistrict litigation filed by former players over the league's handling of concussions, as a showdown between the parties on the issue of preemption heats up.
October 31, 2012
Former NFL players suing the league over its handling of concussions argued Wednesday that its bid to dismiss the multidistrict litigation fails because their allegations are not based on the interpretation of collective bargaining agreements, as the league argues.
September 24, 2012
A Pennsylvania federal judge on Monday refused to toss three suits by five former and current National Football League players in the multidistrict litigation accusing the league of hiding information that linked concussions to long-term brain injuries.
August 31, 2012
The NFL and Riddell Inc. on Thursday argued for the dismissal of a multidistrict litigation filed by former NFL players in Pennsylvania over the companies' handling of head injuries, saying the claims are preempted by collective bargaining agreements.
August 22, 2012
Insurer Travelers Indemnity Co. sued the National Football League on Tuesday, seeking to limit exposure to the onslaught of brain injury lawsuits facing the league.
July 19, 2012
The former NFL players bringing multidistrict litigation in Pennsylvania federal court against the league and Riddell Inc. over concussions amended their complaint Tuesday to include the allegation that warnings on NFL helmets still do not adequately address the long-term effects of head injuries.
June 07, 2012
Thousands of former National Football League players on Thursday consolidated their claims in Pennsylvania federal court that the league hid information that football-related head trauma was linked to long-term brain injuries.
January 31, 2012
The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation on Tuesday consolidated in Pennsylvania four lawsuits against the NFL stemming from injuries, including long-term effects from concussions, sustained by now-retired players while they were playing professional football.