July 24, 2017
A California federal judge freed a trio of National Football League teams from two former players' remaining claims in a suit alleging players were encouraged to abuse painkillers, ruling Friday that the allegations are barred by state workers' compensation law.
June 23, 2017
Two former NFL players with claims against three teams, who remain from a larger suit against all 32 teams alleging players were encouraged to abuse painkillers, told a California judge Thursday the three remaining teams cannot dodge claims as being covered by state workers' compensation laws.
June 16, 2017
A California federal judge Thursday refused to certify ex-NFL players' dismissed claims for appeal in a case claiming the league's 32 teams pressured them to abuse prescription painkillers, which the players said would've avoided a prolonged dispute.
June 08, 2017
The three NFL teams still entangled in a suit alleging former players were pressured to abuse prescription painkillers told a California federal court on Thursday that the remaining claims are barred by state workers' compensation laws.
June 01, 2017
Former NFL players accusing the league's 32 teams of pressuring them to abuse prescription painkillers said Wednesday they plan to ask a California federal judge to let them appeal their dismissed claims, even though some claims survived getting thrown out.
May 18, 2017
A California federal judge this week decimated a lawsuit claiming 32 NFL teams and team doctors pushed players to abuse prescription painkillers, though the threat of an appeal and other individual claims over what some former players argue is a pervasive problem will continue to hang over the league.
May 16, 2017
A California federal judge on Monday dealt a potential knockout blow to claims by former NFL players alleging the league's 32 teams pressured them to abuse prescription painkillers, dismissing all but a few claims and criticizing the players for bringing mostly unnecessary allegations to push an "advocacy-based agenda."
May 09, 2017
The National Football League Players Association has filed a grievance alleging the NFL and its teams improperly prescribe painkillers to players and citing former NFL players' class allegations, though the league argued the grievance itself proves the collective bargaining agreement preempts such claims from players.
April 27, 2017
The National Football League asked a California federal judge to substantially trim a putative class action alleging players were pressured into taking painkillers that caused post-retirement health problems, saying at a hearing Thursday that the complaint was poorly pled and the statute of limitations on most claims had expired.
April 03, 2017
Retired NFL players suing the league and some of its teams for allegedly pressuring them to play through injuries while on painkillers asked a California federal judge not to toss their suit on Monday, arguing that dismissal would be improper at this stage in the litigation.