October 30, 2014
The California federal judge presiding over former National Football League players' class action claiming the league encouraged them to abuse painkillers demanded input from the players union Thursday, saying he can't decide whether to toss the case without first learning whether the players exhausted their union grievance opportunities.
August 13, 2014
A group of former National Football League players who sued the league for allegedly encouraging players to abuse painkillers to play in games, including 1985 Chicago Bears Super Bowl champions Richard Dent and Jim McMahon, sought Tuesday to be excluded from a settlement in multidistrict litigation over concussions.
May 20, 2014
A group of former National Football League players, including 1985 Chicago Bears Super Bowl champions Richard Dent and Jim McMahon, on Tuesday alleged the league encouraged players to abuse painkillers in order to play games, often at the cost of the players' long-term health.