Judge Grants Preliminary Approval To NFL Concussion Class Action Settlement
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As expected, the federal judge presiding over the NFL concussion class action litigation granted preliminary approval to the settlement agreement that should end the case. Under the proposed settlement, all retired NFL players will receive compensation from a Monetary Award Fund if they are diagnosed with traumatic brain injury, now or in the next sixty-five years. The NFL was able to gain preliminary approval of the settlement by removing the $675 million cap on the Monetary Award Fund that had originally caused Judge Anita Brody to refuse to approve the settlement.
Judge Grants Preliminary Approval To NFL Concussion Class Action Settlement
Judge Grants Preliminary Approval To NFL…
Judge Grants Preliminary Approval To NFL Concussion Class Action Settlement
As expected, the federal judge presiding over the NFL concussion class action litigation granted preliminary approval to the settlement agreement that should end the case. Under the proposed settlement, all retired NFL players will receive compensation from a Monetary Award Fund if they are diagnosed with traumatic brain injury, now or in the next sixty-five years. The NFL was able to gain preliminary approval of the settlement by removing the $675 million cap on the Monetary Award Fund that had originally caused Judge Anita Brody to refuse to approve the settlement.