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The Blitz 12/23/17

Merry Christmas from Advocacy for Fairness in Sports

Essential Sports & Sports Law News Week in Review ?Read of the Week: In a new op-ed in @statnews, I write that my research with @prof_goldberg “found that the NFL’s private agenda isn’t compatible with public health objectives.” https://t.co/y4HdvnP9YN — Kathleen Bachynski (@bachyns) December 21, 2017 ⚖️Litigation Lane: NFL Concussion Settlement:

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The Blitz 12/17/17

The Blitz

Essential Sports & Sports Law News December 17, 2017 Week in Review ?Read of the Week: Ex-NFL player Larry Johnson grapples with violent urges and memory loss. He thinks it’s CTE. https://t.co/HNxDXg5TEk — Washington Post (@washingtonpost) December 13, 2017 If you need a link that isn’t behind the paywall, CLICK …

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It’s time to support good sports journalism

Support Good Journalism

Sheilla Dingus
@SheillaDingus
June 14, 2017 I just discovered that Vocativ Sports is no more. I find it particularly distressing in that this was an outlet that wasn’t the least bit shy in reporting on the injustices in the sports world. One of their writers Robert …

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The Blitz 5/1/17

⚖️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, …

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The Blitz Weekend Edition 1/21/17

The Blitz - Weekend Edition

Concussion Discussion: In the NHL Boston University refuses NHL request for CTE research records. @rwesthead has MORE: https://t.co/hpdSyp57FL pic.twitter.com/8r8ohmSlE1 — TSN (@TSN_Sports) January 20, 2017 Boston University refuses to turn over CTE research records as part of NHL concussion lawsuit: https://t.co/t8Fl8uWlWE pic.twitter.com/kDR6EFXD9p — Dan Werly (@WerlySportsLaw) January 20, …

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