Professional football and hockey players pursuing concussion suits against their employers got a big boost Sept. 6 when a federal appeals court revived a would-be class action alleging the NFL supplied players with stay-in-the-game drugs.
The National Football League and National Hockey League both contend collective bargaining agreements bar tort suits by former players. But the new ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit punches a hole in that argument, sports lawyers told Bloomberg Law.
“The Ninth Circuit’s decision delivers a striking blow to the NFL’s go-to preemption defense,” said plaintiffs’ lawyer Paul Anderson, of the ...
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