- Court Denies Hearing Further Arguments on Approved NFL Settlement June 7, 2016 NFL Concussion Lawsuits The Third Circuit Court of Appeals denied the request by some former players to rehear arguments against the NFL Concussion Settlement Agreement. A group of former players objected to the Settlement Agreement’s treatment of chronic traumatic encephalopathy, CTE, and asked a larger panel of judges to consider hearing further arguments.… click to read more
- Jury awards $55 million to woman who blamed talc for cancer May 4, 2016 Talcum Powder Lawsuits A St. Louis jury awarded a South Dakota woman who blamed her ovarian cancer on Johnson & Johnson’s talcum powder $55 million in compensation and punitive damages. A little less than two months earlier in the same courthouse, the company lost a $72 million verdict to the family of a… click to read more
- Former Players Request Rehearing on Concussion Settlement Approval April 29, 2016 NFL Concussion Lawsuits The lawyers for several retired NFL players requested the entire Third Circuit Court of Appeals rehear arguments against the NFL Concussion Settlement Agreement. Last week a three-judge panel from the Third Circuit affirmed the approval of the agreement, however this group of players is now asking that a larger group… click to read more
- Appellate Court Approves NFL Concussion Settlement April 19, 2016 NFL Concussion Lawsuits The Third Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the district court’s order approving the NFL Concussion Settlement Agreement. While those challenging the agreement are displeased with today’s ruling, proponents of the agreement consider it a step in the right direction in getting much needed financial awards for retired players and their… click to read more
- Appeals Court Upholds $1 Billion NFL Concussion Settlement April 18, 2016 NFL Concussion Lawsuits The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit upheld Federal District Court Judge Anita Brody’s Order approving the NFL Concussion Settlement. The appellate judges found the settlement “fair” and reasoned that it was “for the greater good of all players.” The three-judge panel sided with Judge Brody on… click to read more
- Another Study Links Playing Football to Brain Trauma April 14, 2016 NFL Concussion Lawsuits We just added an additional page to our website concerning a new study done by the director of the Florida Center for Headache and Sports Neurology concerning what some say is the strongest link yet between playing football and trauma to the brain. One striking part of the study that… click to read more
- Scientists Reveal Strong Link Between Football and Brain Trauma April 14, 2016 NFL Concussion Lawsuits Dr. Frank Conidi, director of the Florida Center for Headache and Sports Neurology, recently presented a study at the American Academy of Neurology’s annual meeting in Vancouver that reported some alarming results. Studying images from sophisticated MRI machines, Conidi analyzed the brains of 40 living former NFL players. What he… click to read more
- J&J’s Baby Powder Problem April 7, 2016 Talcum Powder Lawsuits Bloomberg released an investigatory report regarding the potential link between long term use of talcum powder in the genital area and ovarian cancer in women. J&J has been selling its Baby Powder for over 100 years, yet there had never been a discussion concerning ovarian cancer until a British study… click to read more
- NFL Retirement Plan Denies Former Player Disability Benefits April 7, 2016 NFL Concussion Lawsuits With billions of dollars in annual revenues, why is the NFL seemingly “nickel and diming” its former players when they apply for disability benefits? 12-year NFL cornerback Charles Dimry is suing the NFL’s retirement plan for denying him disability benefits. Dimry says he suffered two major neck injuries while playing… click to read more
- NFL Taking Page from Big Tobacco Playbook? March 25, 2016 NFL Concussion Lawsuits An investigatory report published by the New York Times shreds the legitimacy of research papers produced by an NFL committee which downplayed the danger of head injuries. While the report chronicles the league’s use of faulty data in its reports (for example, the Dallas Cowboys didn’t report one concussion from… click to read more
- NFL’s Flawed Concussion Research March 25, 2016 NFL Concussion Lawsuits An investigative report done by the New York Times revealed the National Football League’s concussion research was far more flawed than was previously known and that a long relationship existed between the league and Big Tobacco. The report focuses on research done by a committee formed by the NFL in… click to read more
- Cowboys Owner Says Not Enough Data to Link CTE to Football March 24, 2016 NFL Concussion Lawsuits On the heels of an NFL executive admitting that there is a link between football and degenerative brain disorders, the owner of the Dallas Cowboys made some comments that seemed to disagree with that assessment. Jerry Jones came out recently and said that he didn’t believe there was enough research… click to read more
- Questioning the NFL CTE Admission March 18, 2016 NFL Concussion Lawsuits The NFL has spent decades trying to discredit evidence that showed a link between playing football and the degenerative brain disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy, also known as CTE. After years of denial, and untold millions of dollars in marketing to promote the safety of the game to parents of children… click to read more
- NFL Executive Acknowledges Link to CTE March 18, 2016 NFL Concussion Lawsuits For years, the NFL has refuted evidence that there was a connection between football and the degenerative brain disease, chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). However, at a recent Congressional hearing involving experts on CTE, Jeff Miller, the NFL’s senior vice president for health and safety policy, acknowledged that there is a… click to read more
- New Genetic Insights Into Mesothelioma March 15, 2016 Mesothelioma A press release issued by Brigham and Women’s Hospital stated that a study done by physician-researchers from the International Mesothelioma Program at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, in collaboration with colleagues from Genentech, provides new genetic insights into diagnosing and treating patients with mesothelioma. Studies of other cancers have uncovered mutations… click to read more
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