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Traumatic Brain Injuries NCAA

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College sports organization prevails in an early, difficult case on head injuries

Armchair quarterbacks of the legal kind have raced onto the field, arguing that a Los Angeles jury verdict will help shield the National Collegiate Athletic Association from a potential avalanche of claims asserting the group...more

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Member obligations for participation in the NCAA concussion injury class action settlement release

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In 2011, a former Eastern Illinois University football player named Adrian Arrington filed a putative class-action lawsuit against the NCAA for its handling of student-athlete concussions and concussion-related risks....more

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NCAA Settles Concussion Class Action Lawsuit

On July 29, 2014, the NCAA and representatives of college athletes announced an agreement to settle a concussion class action lawsuit that came on the heels of a similar lawsuit against the NFL. The settlement will need to...more

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NFL And NCAA Under Increased Pressure To Manage The Long-Term Effects Of Concussions

In August, 2013, the NFL announced that it had reached a $765 million dollar settlement of claims by more than 4,500 players alleging that they were suffering from long-term consequences of concussions that the NFL had known...more

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