BEAUMONT, TX, May 24, 2012 (Press-News.org) 14 additional players are joining the roster of retired football players suing the NFL for purposefully attempting to hide a well-known link between concussions and permanent brain injury.
The group filing suit now totals 46, says attorney Matthew C. Matheny of the Provost Umphrey law firm.
"These players are suffering permanent brain injury that they and their families must endure for the rest of their lives as a result of playing for the National Football League. Its time for the NFL to admit they have known for years about the connection between multiple concussions and brain damage as a result of being allowed or forced to return to play before if was medically safe for the player to do so ."
Among the players suing the NFL are Minnesota Vikings hall of fame player John Randle, who retired in 2003, and hall of fame running back Eric Dickerson. The complaint alleges the NFL failed to research, inform and take reasonable action to mitigate the risks associated with multiple concussions, thereby breaching its duty to the players.
The NFL oversees America's most popular spectator sport, football, and acts as a trade association for 32 franchise owners. The NFL governs and promotes the game of football, sets and enforces rules. The teams share a percentage of the League's overall revenue. NFL revenues far exceed any other sports league, frequently surpassing $7 billion annually.
For more than forty years, board certified personal injury lawyer Walter Umphrey's law firm, Provost Umphrey's mission has remained to seek justice for those suffering from a personal injury, wrongful death or other legal wrong across Texas and nationwide through their lawyers in Beaumont and Houston, Little Rock, Arkansas and Nashville, Tennessee.
For more information please contact
Miranda Sevcik, (713) 515-9729
www.provostumphrey.com
More Retired NFL Players Added to Lawsuit Against NFL
14 additional players are joining the roster of retired football players suing the NFL for purposefully attempting to hide a well-known link between concussions and permanent brain injury.
2012-05-24
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[Press-News.org] More Retired NFL Players Added to Lawsuit Against NFL14 additional players are joining the roster of retired football players suing the NFL for purposefully attempting to hide a well-known link between concussions and permanent brain injury.