{"id":222,"date":"2012-02-04T08:03:31","date_gmt":"2012-02-04T14:03:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nflconcussionlitigation.com\/?p=222"},"modified":"2012-02-06T07:51:30","modified_gmt":"2012-02-06T13:51:30","slug":"concussion-lawsuit-tracker-update-23-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nflconcussionlitigation.com\/?p=222","title":{"rendered":"Concussion Lawsuit Tracker Update: 23 & 24"},"content":{"rendered":"

Updated February 6 at 7:49 am<\/em><\/p>\n

<\/em>But wait, there\u2019s more! On Friday, I received a press release (below) from the Locks Law firm. The Locks Law Firm has filed two additional lawsuits against the NFL. The first suit is Ashley Lelie et al v. NFL<\/a><\/em> and the second suit is Britt Hager et al v. NFL<\/a><\/em>, the suits are identical, asserting seven counts against the NFL: 1) declaratory relief, 2) conspiracy to defraud, 3) fraudulent concealment, 4) fraud, 5) negligent misrepresentation, 6) negligence and 7) loss of consortium on behalf of the players\u2019 wives.<\/p>\n

The Locks Law Firm has filed four lawsuits against the NFL: three mass torts and one class action, representing more than fifty former players and their wives.<\/p>\n

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Pro Football Hall of Fame Running Back Leroy Kelly <\/strong><\/p>\n

and Nine Former Philadelphia Eagles Join Locks Law Firm Brain Injury Suit Against NFL<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Two Additional Suits Filed for 50 Players with Concussions<\/em><\/p>\n

<\/em>Philadelphia \u2013 Feb. 3, 2012 – <\/strong>Locks Law Firm attorneys Gene Locks, Michael Leh and David Langfitt today filed two additional lawsuits in Philadelphia against the NFL on behalf of 50 former NFL players. The first suit includes eight former players and five spouses, and the second suit includes 42 former players and 23 spouses. The named players include Leroy Kelly, a Hall of Fame running back, and former Philadelphia Eagles Britt Hager and Keith Byars.<\/p>\n

The suit charges that the NFL and other defendants intentionally and fraudulently misrepresented and\/or concealed medical evidence about the short and long-term risks regarding repetitive traumatic brain injury and concussions and failed to warn players that they risked permanent brain damage if they returned to play too soon after sustaining a concussion.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe NFL knew about the debilitating and permanent effects of head injuries and concussions that regularly occur among professional players, yet ignored and actively concealed the risks,\u201d said Locks. \u201cAnd these players\u2019 problems don\u2019t just impact themselves — they affect their wives, their children and their families as well as their ability to earn a living because many are nowhere close to being able to retire.\u201d<\/p>\n

The suit filed by Locks Law attorneys Gene Locks<\/a>, Michael Leh<\/a> and David Langfitt<\/a> charges that the NFL voluntarily joined the scientific research as well as public and private discussions regarding the relationship between concussions and brain impairment when it created the Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (MTBI) Committee in 1994. Rather than naming a noted neurologist to chair this committee, it appointed Dr. Elliott Pellman, a rheumatologist who was a paid physician and trainer for the New York Jets, a conflict of interest, and had training in the treatment of joints and muscles, not head injuries. While the committee was established with the stated purpose of researching and lessening the impact of concussions on NFL players, it failed to inform them of the true risks associated with head trauma.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis suit is about what\u2019s fair. The NFL needs to have these veteran players tested, and provide treatment and compensation to these heroes for the brain damage they sustained during their professional careers,\u201d said Locks.<\/p>\n

The suit was filed in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. It seeks medical monitoring, compensation, and financial recovery for the short-term, long-term, and chronic injuries, financial and intangible losses, and expenses for the individual former and present NFL players and their spouses.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Lawsuit total:<\/p>\n

Easterling v. NFL<\/span><\/em><\/a> (Aug. 17) E.D. Penn<\/p>\n

Pear v. NFL<\/em><\/a> (Oct. 11) CA<\/p>\n

Barnes v. NFL<\/em><\/a> <\/em>(Oct. 11) CA<\/p>\n

Maxwell v. NFL<\/em><\/a> <\/em>(Oct. 11) CA<\/p>\n

Hardman v. NFL<\/em><\/a> (Oct. 13; voluntarily dismissed)<\/del><\/p>\n

Finn v. NFL<\/em><\/a> (Dec. 5) NJ<\/p>\n

Jacobs v. NFL<\/em><\/a> (Dec. 20) NY-Manhattan<\/p>\n

Levens v. NFL<\/span><\/em><\/a> (Dec. 21) ATL<\/p>\n

Lewis v. NFL<\/span><\/em><\/a> (Dec. 21) ATL<\/p>\n

Stewart v. NFL<\/span><\/em><\/a> (Dec. 21) ATL<\/p>\n

Kuykendall v. NFL<\/span><\/em><\/a> (Dec. 21) ATL<\/p>\n

Jones v. NFL<\/span><\/em><\/a> (Dec. 22) MIA<\/p>\n

Rucker v. NFL<\/span><\/em><\/a> (Dec. 27) NY<\/p>\n

Boyd v. NFL <\/span><\/em><\/a>\u00a0<\/em>(Jan. 9) E.D. Penn<\/p>\n

Dronett v. NFL<\/span><\/em><\/a> (Jan. 9) ATL<\/p>\n

Austin v. NFL<\/span><\/em><\/a> (Jan. 9) ATL<\/p>\n

Ron Solt v. NFL<\/em><\/a>\u00a0(Jan.18) E.D. Penn<\/p>\n

Joel Steed v. NFL<\/a> (Jan. 19) CA<\/p>\n

Andrew Glover v. NFL<\/span><\/em><\/a>\u00a0(Jan. 19) E.D. Penn<\/p>\n

Rob Johnson v. NFL<\/em><\/a> (Jan. 20) E.D. Penn<\/p>\n

Steve Wallace v. NFL<\/em><\/a> (Jan. 23) E.D. Penn<\/p>\n

Shawn Wooden & Ryan Fowler v. NFL<\/em><\/a> <\/em>(Jan. 24) Miami<\/p>\n

Fred Barnett et al v. NFL<\/a> (Feb. 2) E.D. Penn<\/p>\n

Ashley Lelie et al v. NFL<\/a> <\/em>(Feb. 3) E.D. Penn<\/p>\n

Britt Hager et al v. NFL<\/a><\/em>\u00a0(Feb. 3) E.D. Penn<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Updated February 6 at 7:49 am But wait, there\u2019s more! On Friday, I received a press release (below) from the Locks Law firm. The Locks Law Firm has filed two additional lawsuits against the NFL. The first suit is Ashley Lelie et al v. NFL and the second suit is Britt Hager et al v. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nflconcussionlitigation.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/222"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nflconcussionlitigation.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nflconcussionlitigation.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nflconcussionlitigation.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nflconcussionlitigation.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=222"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/nflconcussionlitigation.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/222\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":228,"href":"https:\/\/nflconcussionlitigation.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/222\/revisions\/228"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nflconcussionlitigation.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=222"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nflconcussionlitigation.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=222"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nflconcussionlitigation.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=222"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}