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⚖️Litigation Lane:
NFL Concussion Settlement
#NFL #Concussion Lawyers Question Expert’s Analysis of Attorney Fees https://t.co/0v1KrFgGaa via @MMitchellTLI
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) January 5, 2018
Part 4 (and the final part) of my series on Concussion Settlement FAQs
Part 4 of my series on #NFL #Concussion Settlement FAQs. This one deals with the two L’s – liens and lawyers — and my continuing astoundment as to how a brain damaged ex-player is supposed to comprehend all this. https://t.co/PwduLc5iYp
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) January 2, 2018
ICYMI Part 3 on my series on Concussion Settlement FAQs from last week
I’ve written a 4,000 word essay describing what a retired #NFL player whose brain is a gelatinous mass of tangled tau-proteins, is expected to comprehend in order to file a claim in the #concussion settlement.https://t.co/1zM5LDhAOx
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) December 31, 2017
➡Deceptive Practices
Litigation Funder Appeals Ban on Assignment of Claims in #NFL #Concussion Settlement Case to Third Circuit https://t.co/uCTG7uYZLA via @MMitchellTLI
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) January 6, 2018
.@juliakmarsh & co.’s story is also relevant to the concussion settlement where numerous lenders attempted to procure the bulk brain damaged players’ awards. Co-Lead Class Counsel Chris Seeger was director of one such firm until he abruptly resigned following a NYT story. https://t.co/YB0pzO4dz5
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) January 3, 2018
Background on lawsuit lending is good further reading for today’s @nypost wood https://t.co/x4jwRgo2LS @CharlesMuhammad https://t.co/nNG9W1P8Tz
— Julia Marsh (@juliakmarsh) January 3, 2018
Colin Kaepernick Collusion Grievance
Proceedings start in Colin Kaepernick’s right-to-work suit this week via @axios https://t.co/OQILmieWxE
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) January 4, 2018
St.Louis vs. Rams, NFL
Court denies (nearly all of) Motion to Dismiss filed by the NFL, 32 member teams seeking to get rid of the City of St Louis’s lawsuit over the relocation of the Rams. Next up, discovery.https://t.co/oY31NvwZYS
— Dan Werly (@WerlySportsLaw) January 2, 2018
NFL Network Sexual Harassment Lawsuit
ESPN fires 2 hosts over NFL Network sexual harassment suit https://t.co/3Lz4qMj3yc via @nypostsports
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) January 5, 2018
Deaf Fans vs. Pepsi Center
Pepsi Center will provide open captioning after settling class-action lawsuit https://t.co/jE3FzVfpGu via @byajperez
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) January 4, 2018
NCAA Concussion Lawsuits
Former Richmond football player part of class action #concussion lawsuit against #NCAA | WTOP https://t.co/6wCUK24teL via @NoahFrankWTOP
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) January 4, 2018
JPML OKs Transfer Of Concussion Suit To NCAA MDL https://t.co/6U6sDPTLS2 via @Law360
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) January 5, 2018
Avalanche of football-related concussion lawsuits against NCAA and conferences could lead to changes https://t.co/3d441bX3aD
— Rick Cruse (@jrcrusejr) January 5, 2018
NCAA Anti-Trust Lawsuit
#NCAA Can Keep Survey Results Under Wraps In Antitrust Row https://t.co/WDnfUo0Pgl via @Law360
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) January 5, 2018
O.J. Simpson vs. The Cosmopolitan?
Lawyer for O.J. Simpson threatens Las Vegas casino with $100 million lawsuit https://t.co/brq9ECINNf via @byajperez
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) January 6, 2018
?Sports Law Cases to Watch in 2018:
.@Law360 named these as the top #sportslaw cases to watch in 2018:
(legal insights from @WALLACHLEGAL & @ASwerdFish )
Sports betting legalization
Russian Olympic ban response
NHL concussion litigation
NCAA basketball bribery
Kaepernick collusion casehttps://t.co/ZAPi404CRc— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) January 2, 2018
Also from @Law360 – Sports Legislation and Regulation To Watch in 2018:
Sports Gambling Legislation
Daily Fantasy Sports Legislation
Regulation of Esports
Athlete Sexual Assault Protectionshttps://t.co/RVWwakjwap— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) January 2, 2018
New blog post! At the beginning of each year, I predict what I think will be the hottest of the hot topics in #sportslaw. Were my predictions correct? Find out! Also, keep an eye out for my 2018 predictions, which will be published soon as well ?https://t.co/rnPtuw2NLU
— Jaime Mittens (@SportsLawBlonde) January 2, 2018
?Concussion Discussion:
Former Penn State and #Rams DT Jimmy Kennedy addresses CTE, mindset of a football player https://t.co/FTY6CvcFLM
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) January 2, 2018
Just in case you’re wondering why you’re not hearing about any minority or black offensive wizards/QB gurus in contention for all of these NFL HC positions. There aren’t many given shots to be in the pipeline. @SandoESPN discussed the problem a year ago. https://t.co/IyI0ZmiHvU
— Bucky Brooks (@BuckyBrooks) January 2, 2018
What is the NFL’s Rooney Rule? https://t.co/i5Tcz2faae via @sbnation
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) January 6, 2018
Ex-Player Searches for Answers to Concussion Prob https://t.co/NDfXilUeJj via @SINow
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) January 4, 2018
One of the first times I’ve seen Dr. Batjer reject the industry line and speak boldly and honestly about something the NFL fears most—and parents should embrace: pic.twitter.com/71JirwuC15
— Paul D. Anderson (@PaulD_Anderson) January 3, 2018
106 of 454 CFL players surveyed during 2016 training camps said they believed they had a concussion the previous season. 41 didn’t disclose bc they didn’t want to risk missing future games.
Link to new @CJSMonline
study:https://t.co/ciZUAceumK— Rick Westhead (@rwesthead) January 5, 2018
Questions regarding the study – Re; the DOD – Do both the military and #NFL have an interested in directing the narrative? Re Nat’l Institute on Aging, will they try to blur the lines between vascular dementia (aging) and tau-build up – trauma?https://t.co/uEGaK0ouyj
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) January 5, 2018
Hockey great Ken Dryden looking for a game change #NHL #concussion #CTEhttps://t.co/ZI0wCf9vG4
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) January 6, 2018
Concussions — and the resulting memory loss — prompted NFL player @BenUtecht to end career and tackle the task of getting the word out about brain injuries – https://t.co/7r0oWtyPMB
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) January 7, 2018
?Player Health & Safety:
Todd Davis: “It kind of feels like getting in a car accident, trying to recover, and then all of a sudden you get in another one.” on Thursday Night Football.https://t.co/zCIRGBsBfR via @RobertKlemko
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) January 5, 2018
On the @PlayersTribune Calvin Johnson talks retirement, DWTS, marriage, and the constant pain that made him say “enough” to football #NFL https://t.co/l4l5ZoLzrK
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) January 5, 2018
?????Athlete Activism:
The man who wasn’t there: 2017’s most impactful player was Colin Kaepernick -“the man deemed toxic for the crime of making us think” – insightful reporting from @Lescarpenter https://t.co/tx0T8woQUK
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) January 2, 2018
“Games are meant to resolve matters, with the finality of a score. That is not the case for the biggest sports story of the year. Good luck figuring out who won and who lost.” – A+ think piece from @JohnBranchNYT https://t.co/MQYLnaa43o
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) January 2, 2018
The NFL Chose to Tank Its Season Rather Than Sign Colin Kaepernick via @thenation https://t.co/JoGMWzXrH2 via @EdgeofSports
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) January 2, 2018
Seven NFL players took a knee during the anthem for the last NFL Sunday of the regular season. I talked to them about why they decided to keep protesting, and what happens next. https://t.co/6R6goPUVsy pic.twitter.com/97WB7avfSh
— Natalie Weiner (@natalieweiner) January 3, 2018
?NFL Sidelines:
From @wagesofwins: Black Head Coaches In The NFL Are Much More Likely To Be Fired With A Winning Recordhttps://t.co/eprC4e3iuy
— Lindsay Gibbs (@linzsports) January 2, 2018
Just in case you’re wondering why you’re not hearing about any minority or black offensive wizards/QB gurus in contention for all of these NFL HC positions. There aren’t many given shots to be in the pipeline. @SandoESPN discussed the problem a year ago. https://t.co/IyI0ZmiHvU
— Bucky Brooks (@BuckyBrooks) January 2, 2018
Would Jimmy Garoppolo still be a New England Patriot if he and Tom Brady had different agents? In a new @theMMQB piece, I look at the impact–and possible conflict–of two QBs on the same team sharing the same agent: https://t.co/0rHZP3wndH pic.twitter.com/lA08Rgd7Re
— Michael McCann (@McCannSportsLaw) January 5, 2018
Causes and consquences of 2017 NFL ratings decline https://t.co/HyDOYiipij via @SINow #NFLPA
— NFLCSFacts (@NFLObjectors) January 3, 2018
??Team USA:
Hockey has been in the Olympics (men’s hockey, at least) since 1920. That’s 98 years. He is the FIRST. https://t.co/rv5H8tRvOX
— Lindsay Gibbs (@linzsports) January 4, 2018
?The Scoop on Sports Betting:
Potential dates for release of Supreme Court decision on New Jersey sports betting case:
Jan. 22
March 5
April 2 and 30
May 14, 21 and 29
June 4, 11, 18 and 29— David Payne Purdum (@DavidPurdum) January 2, 2018
If you’re following the NJ #sportsbetting case you probably believe that only 4 states were exempted by PASPA. @SportsLawProf examines archived documents that reveal at least 4 more exemptions. via @LSPReport https://t.co/b0qeGTRIp3
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) January 3, 2018
“Sports Betting Myth Busters: All Of New Jersey Could Have Been Exempt From PASPA’s Ban,” part two in @LSPReport trilogy – https://t.co/A2ThG40dpc
— Ryan M. Rodenberg (@SportsLawProf) January 4, 2018
Excellent article by @SportsLawProf on how the #SCOTUS ruling on NJ #sportsbetting could impact states’ marijuana legislation.https://t.co/mVRSpooWt9
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) January 5, 2018
#sportsbetting, marijuana, and states rights. An important read from @brettsmiley shows how #JeffSessions misguided notions threaten all of the above. https://t.co/UoZSDlix4Y
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) January 5, 2018
?Everything Else:
Interesting analysis from @ZachZagger, presents questions regarding IOC, potential impact of Trump admin drug, immigration policies.
“FIFA Convictions A Shot Across Bow Of Sports Corruption” https://t.co/rVQ8WOqhNR— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) January 5, 2018
