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The Blitz 1/26/2020

The Blitz

Football, baseball, gymnastics, cannabis, concussions, sneakers, church, and “The Bachelor” all made sports law news last week. Here’s our review of what you need to know.
10. Seeger Weiss To Spend $5M Of Concussion Education Fund
9. Breaking Down Michael Avenatti’s Nike Extortion Trial
8. Court Sacks ‘Seasonal Worker’ Status for Injured NFL Player

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Buried in Documents

Sheilla buried in documents

I wanted to get an article out this week.  I really did.  But it’s just been one of those weeks where the documents (and some other interesting leads) continue to accumulate and as soon as I’ve settled on a subject to write about, something new has bumped it down further on the cue.  So–instead of an article, I’m going to give you documents this week.  Lots of documents spanning lots of cases starting with a consolidated brief filed by former Class Counsel to the NFL Concussion Settlement, Gene Locks,  appealing common benefit fee allocations that went primarily to Seeger Weiss.  The brief is accompanied by 13 volumes of supporting appendices spanning 9,891 pages.  You can find all the documents on our Document Cloud folder–or– I’ve linked two of particular interest below.

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The Blitz 1/28/18

The Blitz

Essential Sports & Sports Law News Week in Review ?Read of the Week: SCOOP: @domcosentino‘s story on how “The 1987 NFL Players Strike Created The Modern #NFL” is the ?Read of the Week! https://t.co/PVOaJIyBtU — Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) January 26, 2018 ⚖️Litigation Lane: NFL Concussion Settlement As impaired retirees’ claims are …

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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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The Blitz 10/29/17

The Blitz

Important Sports & Sports Law News Week of 10/22/17 – 10/28/17 ?Tweet of the Week: I talk better in court. You think lawyers speak Latin at home? “Ergo, I respectfully request that opposing seatmate pass the salt.” No. — The Cranky Lawyer ? (@eleebeck) October 24, 2017
Most of the stuff I …

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The Blitz 5/30/17-5/31/17

The Blitz

⚖️Litigation Lane: Ploetz vs. NCAA NCAA motion to transfer Ploetz CTE case out of Dallas – DENIED. Trial set for January. — Gene Egdorf (@GeneEgdorf) May 25, 2017 This will be the first football #CTE case to go to trial (1/22/18): Ploetz v. NCAA, Case No. DC-17-676 https://t.co/nzc55KyyfE — Daniel Wallach (@WALLACHLEGAL) …

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The Blitz 5/25/17 – 5/26/17

The Blitz

⚖️Litigation Lane: NFL Concussion Litigation (Claims Against Riddell): Riddell Concussion Claims May Head For State Court Fight https://t.co/keF7O79diU via @ZachZagger pic.twitter.com/qoW9iqWTyc — Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) May 25, 2017 PDF: https://t.co/DFkjTw1X1N https://t.co/HMWzrhiH6V — Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) May 25, 2017 Additional links between the NFL and Big Tobacco are alleged …

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The Blitz 5/23/17

The Blitz

⚖️Litigation Lane: Adrian Robinson Jr. wrongful CTE death lawsuit vs. NFL, Riddell I wrote about the tragic deception that led to 25 year old Adrian Robinson’s #CTE death, as exposed in a new lawsuithttps://t.co/K3o9sFXU92 — Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) May 22, 2017 A++ article from @LemireJoe highlights many details of concealment in …

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Adrian Robinson Wrongful Death CTE Lawsuit Paints a Stunning Picture of Deceit

Joe Camel Style NFL Marketing Killed Adrian Robinson Jr.

This Complaint sets forth an unparalleled story in American sports: it begins with a stunning conspiratorial arrangement and ends with the horrific death of Adrian Robinson, Jr.” So begins a lawsuit filed in Pennsylvania state court on May 15.

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The Blitz 5/10/17

The Blitz

⚖️NFLPA Painkiller Grievance against NFL and 32 Member Clubs: I discovered this during my evening “docket dig” yesterday, and published my article in the wee hours of the morning. It was nice to see that a number of media outlets picked up on the story. My take on the #NFLPA painkiller grievance against the …

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