NOTE: This ruling governs the denial of the NFL’s request for mandatory AAP review of appealed claims. A breakdown of their ruling on the “generally consistent” standard can be found here.
Concussion Settlement Retirees Escape the NFL’s Latest Ambush…For Now
On August 31, I reported on a ploy by the NFL to kill a number of dementia claims dead in their tracks, as revealed in non-public documents obtained by Advocacy for Fairness in Sports. The documents consisted of three letters to Special Masters in which the NFL sought compulsory review of approved claims by Appeals Advisory Panel members and Appeals Advisory Panel Consultants. At the center of the dispute were twenty-three dementia claims but the collateral damage the NFL sought to inflict was far-reaching. Because the documents were not filed on the public docket, neither the public, the class member, and in all probability even their attorneys were aware of a potentially deadly storm brewing behind the scenes. On October 9, the attorneys representing the players received an email from the claims administrator with a decision from the Special Masters denying the NFL’s request for a stay of payment on the twenty-three affected claims. Read More about “Concussion Settlement Retirees Escape the NFL’s Latest Ambush…For Now”…
