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Federal judge won't allow brothers to play hoops for Chicago State while lawsuit vs NCAA continues
The NCAA argued the brothers' payment received from a Georgia prep academy constituted a professional contract that makes them ineligible. Brothers say no different than NCAA athletes reaping money under NIL deals -
SEC dropped from U of Florida football player's concussion class action vs NCAA
Federal judge determines SEC can't be sued in Indiana. -
Family of college football player who committed suicide can continue concussion lawsuit vs NCAA, MIAA
Complaint says former linebacker, who shot himself in 2014, suffered more than 100 concussions playing football at Pittsburg State University in Kansas. -
Judge OKs $14M fees for lawyers who sued NCAA over athlete concussions
A federal judge has signed off on a settlement that ends a sprawling legal action concerning the NCAA’s handling of student-athlete concussions, deliving more than $14 million to several firms involved in the litigation. -
Appeals court upholds NCAA rule requiring transfers to sit out one season before playing
The NCAA can require student athletes to wait at least one full academic year before playing when transferring to a new Division 1 university or college, a federal appeals court in Chicago has ruled. -
After winning settlement, lawyers fight over their shares of the spoils in NCAA concussion class action
Lawyers are scrimmaging in Chicago federal court over $21 million in fees for handling the nationwide concussion lawsuit against the National Collegiate Athletics Association, which resulted in a $70 million settlement to improve “medical monitoring” of college athletes at risk of brain injuries. -
Lawyers behind NCAA concussion settlement request combined $21M in fees
Laywers behind the nationwide concussion class action lawsuit against the NCAA, which resulted in a $70 million settlement to improve “medical monitoring” of college athletes at risk of brain injuries, have now asked a Chicago federal judge to award them attorney fees of $15 million. And attorneys with Edelson P.C., who represented an objector to the initial settlement and claims their work added $50 million to the settlement, has requested the court order an additional $6 million in fees. -
7th Circuit Court dismisses claim to declare student-athletes employees
CHICAGO – A class action lawsuit filed by a pair of former student athletes failed to make the grade as far as the 7th District Circuit Court is concerned. -
Pop Warner youth football hit with concussion class action; adds to growing list of CTE lawsuits
Even as lawsuits continue to pile on in Chicago federal courtrooms against colleges and universities over football-induced concussions, a new front in the legal scrimmage has opened, as plaintiffs have lined up to tackle youth football powerhouse Pop Warner over brain injuries allegedly suffered by young teen athletes. -
Judge grants conditional OK to settlement deal to end NCAA concussion litigation
A federal judge has signed off on an agreement to settle the bulk of the litigation against the National Collegiate Athletic Association over concussions and other brain injuries suffered by college athletes nationwide. On Tuesday, Jab. 26, U.S. District Judge John Z. Lee granted preliminary approval to the settlement agreement between the NCAA and a potential class of more than 4.4 million student athletes nationwide.