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Concussion
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The Right Coast
Boycotting the football industrial complex – LA Times
few years ago, I began to feel guilty about watching football. What started it were the revelations about brain damage we now know the game caused in many retired players.…
All About Advertising Law
FTC’s Letters to Retailers Regarding Concussion-Related Products Has Us Scratching Our Heads
It is almost football season and the FTC tries to stay seasonal; around this time in 2012, it announced a settlement with football mouthguard manufacturer Brain-Pad regarding unsubstantiated concussion prevention…
Traumatic Brain Injury Law Blog
Impact Location and Concussion Outcomes in High School Football Players
A new study out of the University of Colorado-Denver found that regardless of the location of impact of high school football players who sustained a concussion, there was no difference…
D.C. Medical Malpractice Blog
Common Signs of Sports Concussions in Adolescents
As a parent of a child involved in one or more sports activities, would you know how to detect a possible concussion? Understand the signs and symptoms of this potentially…
InsureReinsure
NCAA Reaches Preliminary $75 Million Settlement for Concussion-Based Class Actions
Today, the NCAA reached a preliminary $75 million settlement for the various concussion-based class actions that were consolidated in In Re National Collegiate Athletic Association Student-Athlete Concussion Injury Litigation.
Collegiate & Professional Sports Law Blog
NCAA’s New Concussion Guidelines Concentrate on Athlete Contact Practices, Health Monitoring
In an effort to reduce head injuries in college football, the NCAA has released new concussion safety guidelines calling for limits on the number of contact practices and new measures…
InsureReinsure
Declaratory Judgment Action Battles Follow Concussion Class Actions
Insurance industry professionals and attorneys are closely following the most recent concussion-based litigations as they proceed through state and federal courts. In the aftermath of such class actions—which have and…
Pennsylvania Law Monitor
Dan Marino Sacks Himself from Lawsuit
Dan Marino said he inadvertently became a plaintiff in a concussion lawsuit against the NFL and has now withdrawn his claim.The Hall of Fame quarterback said he doesn't suffer any…
Pennsylvania Law Monitor
Hall of Famer Dan Marino Files Lawsuit Against NFL
Dan Marino, one of the most prolific quarterbacks in league history, became the biggest name of the more than 5,000 former players who have sued the NFL over concussions. Marino…
School Law
Gwen J. Zittoun Quoted in Special Ed Connection article, “Make immediate academic adjustments for student with concussion”
Special Ed Connection, May 30, 2014 Download: printable pdf gzittoun quoted in Special Ed Connection article. A child plays basketball with his friends and dribbles right into an opposing player. He gets…