October 26, 2012
A Mississippi jury has decided that helmet-manufacturer Riddell is not responsible for the injury of a George County High School football player in 2006. Court documents said that the plaintiff, who was a minor at the time of the incident, …
August 29, 2012
Former NFL player John Mott has sued the league in federal court in New York, saying it failed to warn players about the dangers of head injuries. Mott joined several thousand other retired NFL players and some of their family …
July 3, 2012
Smokers and pro football players have something in common: They engage in risky behavior that can be potentially harmful to their health over time. And to hear some lawyers tell it, the National Football League is the equivalent of Big …
May 24, 2012
The NFL’s move to make thigh and knee pads mandatory equipment for the 2013 season already has drawn criticism from the guys who will have to wear them. Not long after Atlanta Falcons President Rich McKay, chairman of the competition …
May 22, 2012
Suspended New Orleans Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma has filed a defamation lawsuit against NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell. The suit in U.S. District Court in New Orleans claims Goodell has made false statements about Vilma while discussing the NFL’s bounty investigation …
February 22, 2012
Nearly a dozen former National Football League players living in Louisiana have sued the NFL, the latest players to accuse the league of failing to protect players from the risks associated with concussions. Several former New Orleans Saints players, including …
December 26, 2011
Jamal Lewis, Dorsey Levens and two other former National Football League players have sued the league over brain injuries that they say left them struggling with medical problems years after their playing days ended. Lewis and Levens, along with Fulton …
December 15, 2011
The 49ers are a step closer to moving from San Francisco to Santa Clara after the Santa Clara City Council approved plans to develop and pay for a new stadium for the team. The council unanimously backed an $850 million …
September 16, 2011
San Francisco 49ers receiver Braylon Edwards has filed a $14 million slander lawsuit, claiming allegations that he was directly involved in a fight at a suburban Detroit restaurant cost him a big guaranteed contract from another NFL team. Edwards, a …
September 14, 2011
The Connecticut Supreme Court will take up a fraud lawsuit by ex-NFL player and investment firm founder Bob Simms against his ex-wife’s lawyers, brushing aside a lower court decision barring the claim. Simms, a linebacker who played for the New …