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Former NFL Players Ask Supreme Court to Block $1 Billion Concussion Settlement
- Updated: September 28, 2016
A petition filed Monday by 31 former NFL players is asking the United States Supreme Court to block the $1 billion settlement between the league and players regarding its handling of concussions.
Maryclaire Dale of the Associated Press obtained the motion, which argued the NFL wouldn’t be doing enough regarding future diagnoses of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). The settlement set a cutoff date of April 2015, which means players diagnosed with CTE after that date would not receive compensation.
The NFL has offered to pay players individual settlements of up to $4 million, depending on the severity of their conditions. In their motion, the players argued the deal violates Supreme Court rulings that state all members of a class-action settlement must be treated fairly.
A proposed settlement, which first took form in August 2013, has been tied up in court for more than three years. A …
