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Update July 5, 2012<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you haven\u2019t noticed, filing concussion lawsuits has become the new fad \u2013 perhaps a new dance. Well, not really, but since January 2012, there has been a concussion-related lawsuit filed almost every week. In the past five days, two lawsuits comprising more than 125 former players were filed in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n

On Friday, a group of 83 former players added their name to the growing list of plaintiffs suing the NFL. The group is led by Super Bowl Champion Bubby Brister<\/a> and Six-time Pro Bowler Steve Jordan<\/a>. Four former Kansas City Chiefs \u2013 Bill Maas<\/a>, Mike Bell<\/a>, Jerome Woods<\/a> and Christian Okoye<\/a> \u2013 joined a list of more than 130 former Chiefs suing the NFL.<\/p>\n

And of course, The Locks Law Firm kept its streak alive by filing a 43-man complaint, led by All-Pro Dave Robinson<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Update:\u00a0<\/strong>Per Nathan Fenno of the Washington Times, Pro-Bowler Todd Scott<\/a>\u00a0filed suit in the Southern District of Texas. And, on July 3rd, 40+ former players — led by Hall of Famer Dermontti Dawson<\/a>\u00a0— filed suit in the Southern District of Mississippi.<\/p>\n

There’s more!<\/strong><\/p>\n

It wouldn’t be a historic NFL litigation day without a concussion lawsuit. On July 5th, two concussion-related lawsuits were filed. First, a five player complaint, naming Stephen Davis, Corey Miller, Langston Moore, Travis Williams and Henry Taylor, was filed in the District Court of South Carolina. And, the second suit, a three player complaint, naming Richie Anderson, Jerry Wunsch and J.J. Arrington, was filed in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n

There are now 99 concussion-related lawsuits, which include more than 2,600<\/a> former players. Yet, this is still a small fraction of the more than 12,000 former players that could potentially join the lawsuits. As always, the lawsuits will continue to be filed throughout the summer.<\/p>\n

Meet the concussion lawsuit shuffle (see last 15 seconds), brought to you by the concussed Lady Gaga:<\/p>\n\n

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