NFL Concussion Lawsuit Tracker: 32
On February 17, 2012, the thirty-second concussion-related lawsuit was filed against the NFL. The lawsuit is a mass tort and includes three young former players: Sirr Parker (34); Jerrell Pippens (31); and Floyd Wedderburn (35). The lawsuit is similar to the other suits filed, asserting counts of negligence, fraud, fraudulent concealment, and seeking declaratory relief. The action was filed in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, captioned Parker et al v. NFL and NFL Properties. The plaintiffs are represented by William G. Caldes of Spector Roseman Kodroff & Willis, P.C. and Stanley O. King of King & King, LLC.
Lawsuit total:
Easterling v. NFL (Aug. 17) E.D. Penn
Pear v. NFL (Oct. 11) CA
Barnes v. NFL (Oct. 11) CA
Maxwell v. NFL (Oct. 11) CA
Hardman v. NFL (Oct. 13; voluntarily dismissed)
Finn v. NFL (Dec. 5) NJ
Jacobs v. NFL (Dec. 20) NY-Manhattan
Levens v. NFL (Dec. 21) ATL
Lewis v. NFL (Dec. 21) ATL
Stewart v. NFL (Dec. 21) ATL
Kuykendall v. NFL (Dec. 21) ATL
Jones v. NFL (Dec. 22) MIA
Rucker v. NFL (Dec. 27) NY
Boyd v. NFL (Jan. 9) E.D. Penn
Dronett v. NFL (Jan. 9) ATL
Austin v. NFL (Jan. 9) ATL
Ron Solt v. NFL (Jan.18) E.D. Penn
Joel Steed v. NFL (Jan. 19) CA
Andrew Glover v. NFL (Jan. 19) E.D. Penn
Rob Johnson v. NFL (Jan. 20) E.D. Penn
Steve Wallace v. NFL (Jan. 23) E.D. Penn
Shawn Wooden & Ryan Fowler v. NFL (Jan. 24) Miami
Fred Barnett et al v. NFL (Feb. 2) E.D. Penn
Ashley Lelie et al v. NFL (Feb. 3) E.D. Penn
Britt Hager et al v. NFL (Feb. 3) E.D. Penn
Estate of Wally Hilgenberg v. NFL (Feb. 3) E.D. Penn
Estate of Pete Duranko v. NFL.(Feb. 9) E.D. Penn
Adams v. NFL (Feb. 9) E.D. Penn
Steve Everitt et al v. NFL (Feb. 10) E.D. Penn
Henesey v. NFL (Feb. 10) E.D. Penn
Tyrone Hughes et al v. NFL (Feb. 17) E.D. Louisiana
John Brodie et al v. NFL (Feb. 17) E.D. Penn
Parker et al v. NFL and NFL Properties (Feb. 17) E.D. Penn