GAITER et al v. NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE et al
Case Number:
0:16-cv-62755
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Firms
Companies
- Arizona Cardinals
- Atlanta Falcons Football Club LLC
- Chicago Bears
- Dallas Cowboys Football Club Ltd.
- Denver Broncos Football Club
- Green Bay Packers
- Houston Texans
- Jacksonville Jaguars LLC
- Kansas City Chiefs
- Minnesota Vikings Football LLC
- New York Football Giants Inc.
- New York Jets LLC
- NFL Enterprises LLC
- Pittsburgh Steelers
- San Diego Chargers
- San Francisco 49ers
- Seattle Seahawks
- St. Louis Rams
- The Detroit Lions Inc.
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December 22, 2016
Ex-NFL Players Drop Group CTE Workers Compensation Suit
A group of 38 former NFL players who sought to force the league to provide workers' compensation benefits for former players living with symptoms consistent with the degenerative brain disorder CTE have dropped their suit, according to an order in Florida federal court Wednesday, just weeks after the case was halted for a potential transfer to a Pennsylvania federal court handling the NFL concussion litigation.
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November 21, 2016
NFL Players' Suit Seeks Coverage For Living CTE Sufferers
Thirty-eight former players sued the National Football League and its 32 clubs Monday in a Florida federal court seeking a judgment directing the league to provide workers' compensation benefits for living patients suffering from the degenerative brain disorder chronic traumatic encephalopathy, which they say is linked to concussions.