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The Blitz 1/19/2020

The Blitz

The Blitz is back with a makeover. We’re now counting down the ten most intestimg sports law stories from the past week. Check them out:
10 Cigna Can’t Use Privilege To Shield Info In NFL ERISA Suit
9. Court Dismisses Antitrust Claim, Finding League Was Within Its Rights to Limit Number of Teams
8. Avenatti Case Alleges Settlement Between Nike and Kaepernick
7. NFL, Raiders Argue to Dismiss Oakland’s Relocation Lawsuit

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Concussion Research for Sale?

Roger Goodell, Gary Bettman, Mark Emmert - Concussion research for sale

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Concussion Research For Sale?

Roger Goodell, Gary Bettman, Mark Emmert - Concussion research for sale

In June 2019 University of Utah Economist Ted Tatos and Don Comrie of Neurolabs released a disturbing scholastic paper based on research conducted from documents released by the University of North Carolina as the result of academic fraud. “Cognitive Disorders Among Incoming College Football Athletes: Legal and Medical Implications of Undisclosed Inclusion in Concussion Research”, published in The Journal of Scientific Practice and Integrity.

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Intersection Football: When Headlines Collide

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Headlines Converge as UNC Tries to Hide the Ball

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The theory of relativity states that for every action there’s an equal and opposite reaction. Recent headlines have driven that point home and some seemingly unrelated stories intersect at one common point—football. Upon closer examination of the stories however, you see how they are entwined and how certain actions produce the reactions that mimic physical law.

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The Blitz

The Blitz

IMPORTANT SPORTS & SPORTS LAW NEWS JULY 24-30, 2017 Tweet of the Week: BREAKING NEWS: in need of a QB, and refusing to sign Colin Kaepernick, the Jets have signed Hall of Famer Otto Graham, who died in 2003. — Dave Zirin (@EdgeofSports) July 28, 2017 ⚖️Litigation Lane: Study That 110 Out Of 111 …

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The Blitz 6/7/17-6/8/17

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⚖️Litigation Lane: City of Cleveland vs. City of Cleveland The City of Cleveland has sued itself over the Quicken Loans Arena https://t.co/6nezbep54F via @dhellingsports — Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) June 7, 2017 Derek Boogaard Wrongful Death Lawsuit Breaking: A U.S. Federal Court judge has dismissed a wrongful death suit filed vs NHL by …

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The Blitz 6/1/17

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⚖️Litigation Lane: NY vs. RD Legal Funding Accused 9/11, NFL Victim Scammer RD Legal Funding Seeks Quick CFPB Challenge https://t.co/WV0dUDAyum /@Law360 pic.twitter.com/iIWkdLNX9J — Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) May 31, 2017
Strikes for Kids vs. NFL Nonprofit @StrikesForKids Pushes For #NFL Anti-Gambling Enforcement Docs https://t.co/AAseZc2Oah via @ZachZagger

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

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⚖️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 – Memorial Day Weekend Edition

Happy Memorial Day

⚖️Litigation Lane: NFL Concussion Settlement Chris Seeger files for quasi-judicial immunity for all administrative entities in #NFL #concussion settlement https://t.co/xjGcOBoxfx pic.twitter.com/iIvyg4MUvt — Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) May 22, 2017 He mislead and decieved brain damaged NFL retirees. No immunity from anyone. https://t.co/LgUYN2SUfa — tombaugh (@tombaugh) May 23, 2017 NFL …

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