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Federal Appeals Court Considers Further Concussion Litigation

hlsjrnldev · November 21, 2015 · Leave a Comment

Concussion

 

Federal Judges in the Third Circuit conducted a hearing on Thursday with regard to the lower court’s approval of settlements with regard to NFL concussion litigation.

Per the April settlement, families of players whose brains were found to have C.T.E. qualified for up to $4 million dollars. Upon appeal, the players’ lawyer is arguing that there should be compensation for living retirees as well as for those who have died. Many experts agreed, but the Judges seemed skeptical.

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