A request for an investigator to look into allegedly fraudulent concussion illness claims by retired NFL players won approval by a federal judge Sept. 12 after court-appointed special masters recommended the move.
Judge Anita S. Brody, who oversees pro football’s concussion litigation in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, found the request warranted.
The development is the latest in a sometimes acrimonious dispute between the league and former players over the $1 billion concussion settlement once touted as “a revolutionary compromise and easy to implement.”
The special masters, who assist the court in assessing ...
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