NHL Concussion Lawsuit
November 26, 2013 by staff
NHL Concussion Lawsuit, Ten former National Hockey League players have launched a class action suit against the NHL over concussion injuries, just months after the NFL settled a similar lawsuit.
The players, including former Maple Leafs Gary Leeman and Rick Vaive, claimed in a class-action lawsuit that the league hasn’t done enough to protect players from concussions.
The lawsuit seeks damages and court-approved, NHL-sponsored medical monitoring for the players’ brain trauma and/or injuries, which they blame on their pro-hockey careers. It was filed in federal court in Washington on behalf of players who retired on or before February 14 of this year and have suffered such injuries.
The suit comes just three months after the National Football League agreed to pay $765 million to settle lawsuits from thousands of former players who developed dementia or other concussion-related health problems and in an era when more attention is being paid to the damages of head injuries sustained in sports.
Among other things, the suit claims that:
• The NHL knew or should have known about scientific evidence that players who sustain repeated head injuries are at greater risk for illnesses and disabilities both during their hockey careers and later in life.
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