March 16, 2017
Despite a California federal judge's request that retired NFL players "plead their best case" that teams pushed them to abuse painkillers, the players' second amended complaint falls short and should be dismissed, the NFL and some of its teams said Wednesday.
March 10, 2017
A revised complaint by retired NFL players who claim teams pushed them to abuse painkillers unveiled new allegations Friday that point to reports and communications from team doctors and trainers showing how drugs were carelessly handled and dispensed, including in violation of the Controlled Substances Act.
February 21, 2017
A group of former NFL players who claim the league encouraged them to abuse painkillers can't get more time to amend their proposed class action in order to assert a fresh racketeering claim through the addition of a new player, a California federal judge ruled Tuesday.
February 16, 2017
The NFL and some of its teams asked a California federal judge to deny a group of former players' request for more time to file an amended complaint in their suit accusing the league of encouraging them to abuse painkillers, arguing Wednesday that they have given no reason for an extension.
February 09, 2017
A California federal judge sacked a lawsuit by former NFL players alleging teams distributed painkillers to players to keep them on the field without regard to long-term health risks, tossing many of their claims, including claims against 24 of the 32 NFL teams.
January 26, 2017
A California federal judge appeared poised Thursday to dismiss a proposed class action filed by ex-NFL players who claim they were encouraged to abuse painkillers, saying at a hearing that they hadn't provided specific allegations against each team, but adding he would likely grant leave to amend.
January 12, 2017
The National Football League's teams made another move Wednesday to dismiss a long-running proposed class suit filed by ex-players who accuse the NFL and its doctors of encouraging them to abuse painkillers, arguing that the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act claims against the teams are barred by time limitations.
January 05, 2017
A class of ex-players accusing the National Football League and its doctors of doling out painkillers like candy on Wednesday hit back at the league's bid to toss their case, telling a California federal judge that the teams' straw man arguments can't touch the legitimacy of the suit's Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act claims.
December 15, 2016
A proposed class of former NFL players told the Ninth Circuit Thursday that a district court judge erred in finding that a collective bargaining agreement spares the league from allegations it encouraged players to abuse painkillers, especially since the same judge delivered the opposite ruling in a similar case.
December 15, 2016
The NFL's 32 teams on Wednesday again asked a California federal court to toss a lawsuit brought by a proposed class of ex-players claiming team doctors doled out painkillers "as if they were candy," attacking a new complaint that added Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act claims.