April 18, 2023
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals won't revive a class action suit by retired NFL players who say the league failed to protect them from injuries and addiction caused by painkiller misuse.
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.
March 17, 2023
In the next week, attorneys should keep an eye out for oral arguments at the Ninth Circuit in a proposed class action by former NFL players claiming the league acted with negligence regarding painkiller treatments. Here's a look at that case and other labor and employment matters coming up in California.
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.
June 07, 2022
A group of retired NFL players has asked the Ninth Circuit for a third shot at proving their allegations that the league failed to protect athletes from the widespread use of painkillers, saying a California district court wrongly concluded their injury claims are time-barred.