U.S. Supreme Court Denies Review of Challenge to NFL Concussion Settlement

The United States Supreme Court on Monday denied review of two petitions for certirorari challenging the adequacy of the National Football League's massive class-action settlement with former players for failing to warn them about the long-term health risks of brain injuries they sustained on the gridiron. In Armstrong v. NFL and Gilchrist v. NFL, former players took issue with the terms of the $1 billion settlement that U.S. District Judge Anita B. Brody approved last April. The settlement provides players with medical examinations and monetary awards for those diagnosed ...