NCAA Concussion Suits Get Consolidated in Federal Court in Chicago

The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation last week combined 10 lawsuits accusing the National Collegiate Athletic Association of concealing the long-term risks of concussions sustained in student sports before a federal trial judge in Chicago. Former Eastern Illinois University football team Captain Adrian Arrington filed the first of the actions against the NCAA, which will now be known as the In Re National Collegiate Athletic Association Student-Athlete Concussion Injury Litigation, No. MDL 2492, two years ago. The plaintiffs allege that the NCAA concealed information f...