Legal Opinion
In Re National Football League Players Concussion Injury Litigation
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided December 24, 2014No. 14-8103PublishedCited by 70 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
SMITH, Circuit Judge.
Thousands of retired professional football players filed suit against the National Football League and various other defendants alleging primarily that the defendants failed to take reasonable actions to protect players from the risks associated with concussive and sub-concussive head injuries. The cases were consolidated before the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. On July 7, 2014, the District Court issued an order that “preliminarily approved” a proposed class-action settlement agreement and “conditionally certified for…
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