Former NFL players alleging they were given painkillers to get them back on the field at the expense of their long-term health have no case against the National Football League, a federal court in California ruled.
The April 18 decision dealt a severe blow to ex-players who say the league, through team doctors and trainers, indiscriminately and negligently administered controlled substances to them in violation of state and federal drug laws.
Richard Dent and other players in the would-be class action, filed in 2014, failed to demonstrate the NFL itself illegally distributed the controlled substances, the U.S. District Court for ...
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