June 15, 2016
Former National Hockey League players and the U.S.-based teams reached a deal over disclosure of player medical records sought in a lawsuit in Minnesota federal court alleging the league hid the harmful effects of head injuries, according court documents Tuesday.
June 02, 2016
The National Hockey League hit back Wednesday in Minnesota federal court at a bid by retired players to force the NHL to let them review inadvertently disclosed documents in a multidistrict concussion lawsuit, arguing that the documents are protected under attorney-client privilege.
May 18, 2016
A multidistrict lawsuit filed by retired National Hockey League players who say the sport exposed them to repeated concussions will continue after a Minnesota federal judge ruled Monday that more discovery is needed to see if the claims are preempted by a collective bargaining agreement.
April 20, 2016
National Hockey League players on Tuesday told the Minnesota federal judge overseeing the multidistrict litigation over concussion-related injuries that the league was painting a false picture of examinations that will be conducted by the players' medical examiner of former Edmonton Oilers player Dan LaCouture and others.
April 19, 2016
The representatives of the proposed class in a multidistrict litigation over the NHL's alleged mishandling of concussions should be disqualified after putting their interests in front of others in the MDL with their January amended complaint, the league argued Monday in Minnesota district court.
April 12, 2016
The National Hockey League told a Minnesota federal judge Tuesday that the medical expert screening former hockey players for a degenerative brain disease must disclose his examination process because it would be the first to yield diagnoses from live patients.
March 29, 2016
The National Hockey League won approval Tuesday from a Minnesota judge to compel independent medical examinations of four former players who accused the league of hiding the dangers of concussions and head injuries, but must wait until the players' medical expert has completed his exams.
March 29, 2016
NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman admitted that fights and concussions can be linked to depression and other problems suffered by players, in a batch of emails unsealed by a Minnesota federal court recently in consolidated litigation against the league alleging it hid the harmful effects of head injuries from its players.
March 21, 2016
The National Hockey League on Friday continued its push for the independent medical examinations of players who accused the league of hiding the dangerous effects of concussions and head injuries, telling a Minnesota federal judge that the players have flip-flopped on their prior position.
March 18, 2016
Former National Hockey League players in multidistrict litigation alleging the league hid the dangerous effects of head injuries have dropped new claims that sought to allow compensation for their spouses and estates of deceased players, after the league argued the former players don't have standing for such claims.