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Considerable Deference With a Caveat: Third Circuit Addresses Fee Awards

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The Third Circuit Court of Appeals recently issued a decision regarding the fee award in the National Football League concussion injury litigation. The decision is non-precedential but still instructive. ...more

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Controversy Surrounds Release of Trailer For “Concussion,” starring Will Smith, to Be Released in December, 2015

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Sony Pictures has made a movie about the devastating long term effects of concussion in professional football players, and the NFL’s efforts to cover this up. Will Smith stars as Nigerian doctor Bennet Omalu, the pathologist...more

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Sports Law - Feb 25, 2014: Losing Streak: Athletes Seeking Workers’ Comp. In California Suffer Setbacks

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Professional athletes seeking to take advantage of California’s historically beneficial workers’ compensation scheme suffered back-to-back defeats to close out 2013. Even as public attention to the long-term effects of...more

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NFL Suspends Player for Violent Helmet Swing Towards an Opposing Player

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Between the whistles of play, professional football is an arguably violent game....more

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