February 14, 2017
The National Hockey League continued its push for the release of documents from the Boston University Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy Center on Monday, arguing that the documents in question are extremely relevant and should be subject to vetting by the league's own experts.
February 08, 2017
Famed neuropathologist Dr. Bennet Omalu said the NHL is mimicking the NFL and boxing before it in denying a link to the degenerative brain condition known as CTE, using doctors of "meager repute" to propose "alternative facts" that can't pass scientific muster.
February 07, 2017
The Boston University CTE Center pushed back Monday against the National Hockey League's effort to force the production of documents related to its research of the degenerative brain condition chronic traumatic encephalopathy in the league's concussion litigation, saying the materials would violate the privacy rights of research subjects.
January 24, 2017
A neuropathologist is disputing Dr. Bennet Omalu's much-publicized finding that deceased Pittsburgh Steelers Hall of Fame football player Mike Webster suffered from the degenerative brain condition CTE, saying as part of the NHL's bid for CTE research materials that the evidence published was inconclusive.
January 20, 2017
The National Hockey League says that the Boston University CTE Center is refusing to hand over documents and materials on its research into the causes of the degenerative brain condition, asking a Minnesota federal court to force the hand over of materials, including documents related to the posthumous diagnosis for one of the named plaintiffs in litigation alleging the league failed to warn players of the dangers of repeated head trauma in hockey.
January 03, 2017
Former hockey players alleging the National Hockey League failed to warn them of the risks of head trauma again pushed a Minnesota federal court to unseal over two dozen documents, arguing the league still has not provided a sufficient reason to keep the documents hidden.
December 08, 2016
Ex-hockey players claiming the National Hockey League failed to warn them of the known risks of head trauma on Thursday asked a Minnesota federal court to certify a class of players who qualify for medical monitoring, as well as those who have already been diagnosed with neurological problems.
December 02, 2016
The National Hockey League responded Thursday to a player concussion suit in Minnesota federal court alleging the NHL hid the harmful effects of repeated head injuries, raising a total of 26 possible defenses the league may raise in response to the former players' claims.
November 23, 2016
Former hockey players who allege the National Hockey League failed to warn them of the known risks of concussions Wednesday asked a Minnesota court to unseal more than two dozen documents classified at deposition, saying the NHL had not provided good cause to keep the information private.
October 18, 2016
Former hockey players who allege the National Hockey League failed to warn them of the known risks of concussions filed a new complaint Monday in multidistrict litigation in Minnesota federal court reflecting exclusion of two former named plaintiffs who dropped out and the addition of the estate of a CTE sufferer approved by the court last week.