March 22, 2023
A lawyer for retired NFL players faced a skeptical Ninth Circuit panel on Tuesday as he argued for a third shot at proving the league failed to protect athletes from the widespread abuse of painkillers, with two judges questioning the lack of evidence about the injuries the drugs allegedly caused.
October 04, 2022
The NFL has told the Ninth Circuit that a group of NFL players was correctly denied class certification by a lower court in its yearslong lawsuit over the league's use of painkillers, claiming that certification would bring on "thousands of jury trials" that are not joined by common issues.
December 20, 2021
Retired National Football League players suing the league for allegedly pumping them full of painkillers let the clock run out on their personal injury claims, a California federal judge said Friday as he dismissed the remainder of their long-running lawsuit.
November 24, 2021
Former NFL players claiming that the league forced them to take painkillers to keep playing filed an unredacted version of their failed class certification bid Tuesday, a filing that reveals details of the NFL's alleged decades-long system for doling out various drugs — including Toradol, Vicodin, Valium and Ambien.
October 28, 2021
Former National Football League players urged a California federal judge on Wednesday to let a jury hear claims that they were forced to take painkillers to keep playing, saying multiple courts have already found that the proposed class action isn't preempted by federal labor law.
October 07, 2021
The National Football League is asking a California federal court to once again throw out claims from a number of players alleging that they were forced to take painkillers to keep playing, exacerbating their injuries, saying that their claims are preempted by federal labor law.
August 31, 2021
A California federal judge declined to certify a class of former football athletes who allege the NFL forced them to take painkillers to keep playing, ruling Tuesday that differences in teams' approaches make nonclass litigation more efficient than a class action.
June 04, 2021
The National Football League urged a California federal judge Thursday not to certify a class of former football players who allege the league forced them to take painkillers to keep playing, arguing that the lone negligence claim remaining in the twice-revived suit turns on unique interactions between players and team medical personnel.
February 22, 2021
A group of former NFL players are moving ahead in their suit alleging the league forced them to take painkillers in order to keep playing, with a California federal judge finding that after two trips to the appeals court, it's time to bring out the evidence.
February 17, 2021
The National Football League urged a California federal judge Wednesday to toss ex-football players' twice-revived putative class action alleging the league forced them to take painkillers to keep playing, arguing the claims are blocked by federal labor law because they require interpretation of their collective bargaining agreement.