The National Football League last week asked a federal judge in Philadelphia to throw out the consolidated lawsuits pending against it by some 2,000 former players for concussion-related injuries, insisting the proceedings boil down to "a labor dispute" which is subject to arbitration under the collective bargaining agreements (CBAs) it has with its players.The case is In Re: National Football League Players’ Concussion Injury Litigation, MDL Docket No. 2323. "For almost 45 years, professional football players have played under CBAs, painstakingly negotiated through their union, that set...
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