⚖️Litigation Lane:
NHL Concussion Injury Litigation
NHL Looks To Eject 2 Ex-Players From Head Injury MDLhttps://t.co/45E7i4O4YF #TBI #CTE #NHLPA
— NFLCSFacts (@NFLObjectors) April 30, 2017
“NHL Not Backing Down Despite Loss On Concussion Docs”. @ZachZagger examines the arguments, https://t.co/Xco51IYAPC pic.twitter.com/jli44eUUxK
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) April 30, 2017
More on #NHL litigation:
NHL Denies Proof Of Concussion-CTE Link In Class Cert. Fight from Law360’s Matthew Perlman: https://t.co/ShVX1VR66r pic.twitter.com/rd8qFcnafS— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) April 30, 2017
NFL Concussion Settlement
More NFL Players’ Ex-Counsel Seek Concussion Deal Payout https://t.co/TPStyLMMoH via @Law360 pic.twitter.com/tBKIYGPcAp
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) April 30, 2017
Luckasevic isn’t alone. Farrise Law Firm filed somewhere between 40 & 50 liens over the past week or so. The number of liens is staggering. https://t.co/Gn24oJKtvy
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) April 30, 2017
Aaron Hernandez
Legal battles brewing over ex-NFL star’s Aaron Hernandez’s estate https://t.co/tYM6JyUrVG via @FoxSports
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) April 30, 2017
UNC Fraudulent Classes Lawsuit
U.S. judge sends former UNC athletes’ lawsuit back to North Carolina courts https://t.co/Syp7A8C1ui
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) April 30, 2017
NBA Agent Poaching Lawsuit
#NBA Agent Looks To Block Injunction Bid In Poaching Suit https://t.co/BL2FdmNv3r via @Law360
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) May 1, 2017
Legislation
Ongoing battle in Ilinois Workers Comp re coverage for athletes-Current law should be a model-shouldn’t be discardedhttps://t.co/pfTjMfigZN
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) April 30, 2017
?Crime Blotter:
Jourdan Lewis
Cowboys draft defensive back who faces a July 10 jury trial on domestic violence charges https://t.co/9Wlq1t6FML
— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) April 29, 2017
David Parry pleads guilty to two charges, avoids jail time https://t.co/D8KHOjnLWy
— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) April 30, 2017
?Concussion Discussion:
Talking about #CTE and the #NFL‘s Concussion Settlement with former Cleveland #Browns QB Bernie Kosar https://t.co/tLIkxrAO34
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) April 30, 2017
Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s biggest victory was raising concussion awareness https://t.co/sRuAfqSTAi via @nrarmour
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) May 1, 2017
Rugby’s head injury assessment protocol still contentious https://t.co/J6mZnSdUyO
— Concerned Mom (@ConcernedMom9) April 30, 2017
Son of former Celtic star John McNamee reveals dementia agony https://t.co/C3w5fs7tcW
— NFLCSFacts (@NFLObjectors) April 30, 2017
ICYMI -You should see what @stevedownie23 has to say.in #NHL‘s “League Of Denial” moment MUST READ https://t.co/Qf1eh0jWFZ via @cupofchowdah
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) April 29, 2017
?NFL Sidelines:
NFL teams have revised the draft trade chart https://t.co/2igAzBwRcW
— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) April 30, 2017
.@joethomas73 Rips #NFL For Penalizing Players For Diluted Test Samples https://t.co/ZNzaJyDn64 via @ALondon5
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) May 1, 2017
“Should Athletes Be Wearing Continuous Biometric Monitors?” via @ringer https://t.co/ChNn6FRfMG
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) April 30, 2017
?Cannabis Conversation
Roger Goodell Says Some Dumb Shit About Weed https://t.co/chk0QoVLEC via @VICESports
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) April 29, 2017
.@RonBorges really nailed this one! “Roger Goodell’s stand on pot is pure reefer madness” https://t.co/r1Q0jPb7kZ
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) April 30, 2017
Excerpt from @bostonherald article:https://t.co/hXsQX9EJWR pic.twitter.com/faSibQgDAX
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) April 30, 2017
Just when I think I’m not going to tweet another Goodell vs. Marijuana tweet I see this one from @claire_mcnear https://t.co/CWg7lf6u1A
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) April 30, 2017
I couldn’t find marijuana on that lethal list… https://t.co/hB8Jm2t9HQ
— Dr. Johnny Benjamin (@DrJCBenjamin) April 30, 2017
Which drugs lead to the most fatal overdoses in West Virginia? https://t.co/fUE8IsyKzZ #dataviz pic.twitter.com/DbeEHokdBJ
— STAT (@statnews) April 30, 2017
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?@powellnyt nails the Orwellian ritual of the #NFLDraft w/ comments from 4 law professors ??? #sportslaw https://t.co/heHGw4zBZi
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) April 29, 2017
.@powellnyt Posted this on FB. @RobertinSeattle commented. So after (hopefully) a few good years in #NFL here’s what these young men have to look fwd to pic.twitter.com/wx2UX2UVj4
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) April 29, 2017
Holy shit this is incredible. https://t.co/eS6uQ1Fr2i pic.twitter.com/h8HebwXRJH
— Aaron W. Gordon (@A_W_Gordon) April 20, 2017
The Gareon Conley polygraph test creates a potential hot-potato scenario for the Ravens, based on federal law https://t.co/ib3fk1nGf4
— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) April 28, 2017
Ron Jaworski can’t get the fans to stop booing Roger Goodell https://t.co/UMXGxfXHjk via @ProFootballTalk
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) April 29, 2017
Ravens take a chance on a pass-rusher with some off-field concerns, and he’s an Alabama guy too https://t.co/7rcIm1IwaX
— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) April 29, 2017
Here’s an example:
Report: Randy Gregory failed another drug test, NFL future in doubt https://t.co/I0v13PHQbS via @MichaelDavSmith— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) April 29, 2017
.@MichaelDavSmith Hoping he’ll make good on his 2nd chance
Emotional Joe Mixon says he’ll prove himself to #Bengals https://t.co/T1hSur1pjd via @daringantt— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) April 29, 2017
?NHL Breakaways:
I compiled a bunch of stuff regarding the NHL’s current litigation and concussion issues.
?NHL Special Report
Lots going on in hockey. I’ve compiled about a week’s worth of mayhem here.https://t.co/prcWatePYb— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) April 30, 2017
Pretty sure choking people is frowned upon in hockey: https://t.co/dfwh7xQmK6
— SB Nation (@SBNation) May 1, 2017
Between NHL concussion lawsuit in US & CHL min. wage class action in Canada, hockey world may look dramatically different a year from now.
— Rick Westhead (@rwesthead) April 27, 2017
?This & That:
ESPN will soon look dramatically different– these brutal cuts were step 1 in completely reinventing itself: https://t.co/QfKSSYfCPV $DIS pic.twitter.com/aHnQxnQAqr
— Daniel Roberts (@readDanwrite) April 29, 2017
French authorities are investigating the 2018, 2022 World Cup bids for corruption, have talked to Sepp Blatter: https://t.co/VB9eckHoLs pic.twitter.com/gPBjGdW94c
— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) April 30, 2017
The Nazi sibling rivalry that divided a town and created the modern sportswear brands Adidas and Puma: https://t.co/HrWUwOMslb pic.twitter.com/eBqU6fKhbj
— VICE Sports (@VICESports) April 29, 2017