NFL Agrees To Sign A Blank Check To Settle Concussion Class Action
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There has been a breakthrough in the settlement of the concussion class action lawsuit against the NFL. Under the original proposed settlement announced in August 2013, the total pool of money available to retired players suffering from qualifying conditions was capped at $675 million. In January 2014, Federal Judge Anita Brody rejected that settlement because of her concern that “not all Retired NFL Football Players who ultimately receive a Qualifying Diagnosis or their related claimants will be paid.” Specifically, Judge Brody stated that she feared that "the $675 million compensation fund would be depleted before twenty years by the large payments mandated for the various Qualifying Diagnosis."
NFL Agrees To Sign A Blank Check To Settle Concussion Class Action
NFL Agrees To Sign A Blank Check To Settle…
NFL Agrees To Sign A Blank Check To Settle Concussion Class Action
There has been a breakthrough in the settlement of the concussion class action lawsuit against the NFL. Under the original proposed settlement announced in August 2013, the total pool of money available to retired players suffering from qualifying conditions was capped at $675 million. In January 2014, Federal Judge Anita Brody rejected that settlement because of her concern that “not all Retired NFL Football Players who ultimately receive a Qualifying Diagnosis or their related claimants will be paid.” Specifically, Judge Brody stated that she feared that "the $675 million compensation fund would be depleted before twenty years by the large payments mandated for the various Qualifying Diagnosis."