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15 Sep 2013, 12:00 pm
These flourished following observation of people's tattoos on the beach publication of a Forbes article that reported rumours that the NFL Players Association (this is the organisation that represents professional American football players in the National Football League) has become increasingly concerned about potential copyright claims concerning its members' tattoos, and has thus started advising agents… [read post]
7 Sep 2013, 9:14 pm by J. Gordon Hylton
On a personal note, as an undergraduate, I was a reserve outfielder-first baseman on the baseball team at Oberlin College, a Division III college with an important athletic tradition—Moses Fleetwood Walker, the first black major league baseball player, legendary football coach John Heisman, and the last Ohio team to beat Ohio State in football—but by the 1970’s, the college placed very little emphasis on sports. [read post]
7 Sep 2013, 9:37 am
After the family of a former San Diego Chargers linebacker filed a brain injury lawsuit against the National Football League (NFL) earlier this year, we’ve been keeping you up to date on the status of a massive NFL concussion lawsuit involving more than 4,500 former players and their families. [read post]
As we have previously discussed on this blog, in recent years, many former NFL players have joined together to file a lawsuit against the National Football League for damages they have incurred as a result of injuries sustained while playing football (many stemming from concussions, etc.). [read post]
16 Aug 2013, 10:41 am by Beth Graham
  According to reports, the National Football League (“NFL”) and the NFL Players Association have agreed to allow arbitration by a third party to take place if a player tests positive for HGH. [read post]
28 Jun 2013, 6:18 am
 There seems to be a lot of controversy right now about the risk of head injuries involving National Football League players, and even head injuries involving soccer players. [read post]
4 Jun 2013, 4:05 pm
With the Junior Seau case underway, along with a number of additional cases against the National Football League (NFL), government and other nonprofit entities are taking notice. [read post]
30 May 2013, 7:28 am by Ivan Cohen
For example I am extremely excited that myself and my center at the law school will be working with our medical school, other parts of the university, and the National Football League Players' Association, on a 10-year 100 million dollar Harvard Integrated Program to Protect and Improve the Health of NFLPA Members funded by the players through the association. [read post]
28 May 2013, 11:32 am
  It really skimps over the central argument that the National Football League makes:  that an unincorporated association (e.g., the NFL) is deemed to be a "resident" of the state of its members not only for jurisdictional purposes, but also for purposes of other doctrines like forum non conveniens.There's some doctrinal logic to this argument. [read post]
13 May 2013, 7:16 am by Joe Consumer
It is now being reported that, The family of Derek Boogaard has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against the National Hockey League. [read post]
2 May 2013, 6:12 am by Kelly Phillips Erb
Soccer is played by 250 million players in over 200 countries, making it the world’s most popular sport, according to the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). [read post]
12 Apr 2013, 12:24 pm by Beth Graham
Yesterday, a hearing was reportedly held in a Philadelphia federal court to determine whether a lawsuit filed by approximately 4,000 former professional football players against the National Football League (“NFL”) will move forward or go to arbitration. [read post]
12 Apr 2013, 5:24 am by Beth Graham
Yesterday, a hearing was reportedly held in a Philadelphia federal court to determine whether a lawsuit filed by approximately 4,000 former professional football players against the National Football League (“NFL”) will move forward or go to arbitration. [read post]
5 Apr 2013, 3:47 pm
In fact, the family of Junior Seau, a former San Diego Chargers linebacker, filed suit this year against the National Football League (NFL) in the California Superior Court in San Diego. [read post]
5 Apr 2013, 5:30 am by Donna
  The management of several National Football League (NFL) teams hope you are, unless of course you are homosexual. [read post]
29 Mar 2013, 6:53 pm
At this writing, more than 3,000 former football players for the National Football League have filed concussion-related lawsuits against the NFL, specifically for the head injuries those athletes have suffered in the course of their playing professional sports. [read post]
11 Mar 2013, 6:01 am by Jon Gelman
He is one of only 48 workers' compensation attorneys in the United States authorized by the National Football League Players Association (NFLPA) to represent its members. [read post]
7 Feb 2013, 12:41 pm
For the first time, researchers have reportedly identified signs of brain damage in living former National Football League (NFL) players. [read post]