More NFL Concussion Lawsuits Filed as Consolidation Date Set

By Greg Jones, Western Bureau ChiefFormer professional football players filed 13 additional complaints alleging the National Football League breached its duty to minimize the risk of concussions, after a federal judge in April ordered plaintiffs’ lawyers to file a master complaint consolidating factual allegations and claims in concussion-related lawsuits against the league.On April 26, Anita Brody, a U.S. District judge in Philadelphia, ruled that plaintiffs must submit a master administrative complaint by June 8 compiling common statements in the growing number of lawsuits filed at the...