May 06, 2015
Former National Hockey League players suing the league over the long-term effects of concussions can depose Commissioner Gary Bettman, the Minnesota federal judge overseeing the multidistrict litigation ruled on Tuesday.
April 28, 2015
Former National Hockey League players suing the league over head injuries asked the Minnesota federal judge handling their multidistrict litigation on Monday to ignore the NHL's privacy concerns and order 23 teams to provide documents on every player who's suffered a concussion during play.
March 25, 2015
The National Hockey League on Wednesday failed to persuade a Minnesota federal judge to dismiss the proposed class action against it by former players alleging that the league never warned them about the serious long-term effects of concussive blows, with the court finding that they had sufficiently pled their claims.
December 10, 2014
Attorneys for retired hockey players urged a Minnesota federal judge on Tuesday not to throw out a proposed class action alleging the National Hockey League failed to disclose evidence of the long-term danger of head injuries, arguing their claims aren't time-barred because the injuries in question involve recently developed brain diseases.
November 19, 2014
The National Hockey League on Tuesday sought to dismiss claims in the consolidated concussion litigation in Minnesota federal court, arguing that the claims by retired hockey players do not meet the statute of limitations for personal injury negligence and fraud claims in the respective states where they originally sued.
August 20, 2014
The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation on Tuesday consolidated three concussion injury suits against the National Hockey League in federal court in Minnesota, reasoning that the location is convenient for many of the parties who are in Canada.