Excerpt from: The New York Times (click for full article)
The N.F.L. will face off in court Tuesday against thousands of retirees in a case that will help determine the league’s role in caring for players with dementia and other neurodegenerative diseases.
The issue in front of United States District Court Judge Anita Brody in Philadelphia is whether to grant the N.F.L.’s request to dismiss more than 200 cases brought by more than 4,000 former players who accused the league of hiding information about the dangers of head trauma. The players are seeking damages for their injuries.
The league has insisted the cases, filed in the last few years, essentially involved workplace safety issues covered by the collective bargaining agreements that players agreed to. Therefore, the players should plead their cases to arbitrators in grievance procedures, not a judge, the league has said.
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