July 14, 2016
The NCAA is again a target in a new wave of class actions over student-athletes' repeated head injuries and concussions, but experts say plaintiffs could hit a roadblock as the NCAA is trying to tie the new claims to a related settlement.
May 25, 2016
The lead objector to the NCAA's concussion settlement told an Illinois federal court that class counsel and the NCAA have asked the court to go too far in shutting out multisport personal injury class actions against schools, arguing such claims should be completely untethered from the settlement.
May 23, 2016
A revised settlement in the long-simmering dispute between the NCAA and some of its student-athletes would open the door for injured athletes to sue their colleges, according to a newly released proposal that aims to address shortfalls in the past $75 million settlement plan.
January 26, 2016
An Illinois federal judge on Tuesday preliminarily signed off on a $75 million proposed class action settlement in concussion litigation against the National Collegiate Athletic Association with some modifications including limiting the scope of what classwide personal injury claims are being released, an issue that had raised objections from some class members.
November 17, 2015
The NCAA on Monday responded to a former football player's objection to a $75 million medical-monitoring settlement in concussion litigation, saying the lead plaintiff is mistaken in believing the agreement would prevent him and others from pursuing bodily injury claims against the organization.
November 06, 2015
A former football player leading the charge against the NCAA in concussion litigation said a $75 million medical-monitoring settlement will not help former athletes who sustained serious injuries while playing college sports, also asking the Illinois federal judge overseeing the case to appoint new class counsel for ex-players.
September 23, 2015
Ex-San Diego State football player Anthony Nichols, who is opposing the NCAA's $75 million proposed deal over student-athlete concussions and neurological problems, argued Tuesday that the NCAA falsely and inappropriately accused him of improper disclosures about the deal talks.
September 15, 2015
The group of student-athletes that struck a $75 million settlement deal with the NCAA in multidistrict litigation over concussion-related injuries, along with the NCAA itself, told an Illinois federal judge on Monday that objections raised about the settlement's treatment of personal injury claims is unfounded.
July 16, 2015
Former San Diego State football player Anthony Nichols proposed in Illinois federal court Wednesday a personal injury class he said would resolve an alleged conflict of interest that he claims should bar approval of a $75 million settlement between the NCAA and former athletes who've suffered concussions and neurological problems.
July 06, 2015
The Illinois federal judge overseeing the NCAA concussion multidistrict litigation on Monday denied a bid by former San Diego State football player Anthony Nichols, who has opposed the $75 million proposed settlement in the case, for his attorney to represent the personal injury class.