Will Bill Block Athletes' CT Claims? Sometimes. Sometimes Not.

By Greg Jones, Western Bureau ChiefSupporters say a measure in the California Legislature to bar cumulative trauma claims from out-of-state athletes won't prevent those players from receiving benefits, it will just make them file their claims in their home states.Opponents, on the other hand, say the bill will prevent seriously injured athletes from ever receiving a dime from their employers or employers' insurers because many other states don't recognize cumulative trauma claims.Both sides are partially wrong, and both are partially right. The truth depends on the type of cumulati...