Category: Laws and regulations

The fear of concussions among parents of young athletes is universal, according to results of a new survey obtained by USA TODAY Sports. Fallout from the NFL’s $1 billion settlement involving thousands of former players struggling with complications from concussions sustained during their professional

If the DA’s office scuttles its charges against Kraft, how aggressive will the NFL be when it comes to levying its own determination against one of the game’s biggest power brokers?

The Ninth Circuit on Wednesday rejected a class action seeking to hold National Football League teams liable for conspiring to push painkillers on hurt athletes to get them back on the field, finding the claims time-barred. A three-judge panel ruled the players failed to adequately explain why they lacked

SAN FRANCISCO (CN) – The Ninth Circuit won’t revive a former cheerleader’s proposed antitrust class action accusing the National Football League of suppressing cheerleader wages. The court’s three-judge panel unanimously affirmed a federal judge’s 2017 order throwing out the suit, finding

The federal judge overseeing the NFL’s settlement for concussion-related conditions denied the league’s request for an investigator to evaluate cases that NFL attorneys believe to be fraud from former players. According to ESPN, Judge Anita Brody ruled that the sides “have demonstrated that

Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — A federal judge in Philadelphia heard arguments Wednesday in the NFL’s request for a special investigator to look into what the league says are fraudulent claims in a $1 billion concussion settlement. The league last month cited an independent study that it said found