Judicial Panel Orders Consolidation of Concussion Suits against NHL

The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation on Tuesday ordered that all concussion-related lawsuits brought by retired professional hockey players be consolidated for proceedings at a federal trial court in St. Paul, Minnesota. So far, there have been four groups of plaintiffs to sue the NHL for allegedly concealing the risk of long-term health consequences from concussions they suffered during their playing days. A group led by former Toronto Maple Leaf Gary Leeman filed a complaint in Washington D.C. last November. Another group headed by 1980 Oly...