NHL, Ex-Players Joust Over Concussion Trial Process

Sept. 27, 2018, 2:38 PM UTC

The National Hockey League and hundreds of its ex-players agreed to trials in four bellwether concussion cases, but not how those cases should be selected, according to Sept. 26 court filings in the closely-watched litigation.

Which cases go first could have a long-term impact. Both sides want to move forward with complaints that, in their view, are the strongest on a range of legal issues—including whether head traumas in the sport cause degenerative brain illnesses.

The bellwether trials also could be the first in which a court rules on whether repeated head blows cause chronic traumatic encephalopathy and other brain ...

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