On Monday, February 2, Judge Anita Brody of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania denied the proposed class action settlement agreement reached between the NFL and thousands of former NFL players suing the league for concussion related injuries.
The lawsuit alleges that the NFL intentionally downplayed the risks of concussion-related injuries & their long-term effects on cognitive decline. In august of 2013, the NFL and over 4,500 players reached a settlement amounting to $765 million. The settlement has been a point of contention over the last …
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