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Judge rules for football helmet maker Riddell in 'bellwether' cases over high school players' brain injuries
Riddell successfully challenged expert testimony on warning labels and injury causation -
Appeals court: 54 ex-NFL players' concussion suits vs Riddell doomed by failure to sue helmet maker at same time as NFL
An Illinois appeals panel has ruled a group of more than 50 NFL players waited too long to sue the maker of the helmets they wore in their playing days, as the players neglected to sue helmet manufacturer Riddell when they first sued the National Football League, alone. However, one former player did sue in time, the appeals court ruled. -
Judge says football helmet lawsuit vs Riddell too complex to make a class action
A Chicago federal judge has sidelined an effort by a group of former football players to pursue a suit as a class action against the maker of allegedly unsafe helmets, finding a class action would present “enormous manageability problems.” -
Mother sues Chicago Board of Ed, says defective football helmet caused son's death in high school game
The mother of a boy who died following a head injury in a Bogan High School football game has filed a wrongful death claim against the Chicago Board of Education, Riddell Inc. and Riddell Sports Group Inc., alleging liability. -
Demetrio: Legal profession still challenging; lifetime achievement award 'doesn't mean 'See you later'
For Thomas A. Demetrio, who recently received the Illinois Trial Lawyers' Association's lifetime achievement award, the name of the award honoring legendary attorney Leonard M. Ring is among the most gratifying aspects of the recognition. -
Family of NFL player Paul Oliver sue Riddell, blame equipment maker for Oliver's suicide linked to CTE
The family of former National Football League player Paul Oliver, who committed suicide in front of his wife and two young sons, has sued the company that made the helmets used by NFL players and other football players at many levels of the game, blaming the manufacturer for conspiring with the NFL and others to cover up its knowledge of the ineffectiveness of its helmets at preventing the kind of brain injuries the family said ultimately led to Oliver's mental illness. -
Former NFL players sue league, helmet manufacturer for negligence
Two former professional football players are suing over concussive injuries they claimed to have sustained while playing.
