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Tags: claims, Gadolinium Verdict, GE Healthcare, lawsuit, lawyer, litigation. Why dosent the NFL use an extra protected helmet cushion like. The Other Lawsuit. Retired players settled with the NFL out of court, but they still have pending concussion litigation against helmet. NFL, players agree to settle concussion lawsuit a separate wrongful-death lawsuit against the NFL and helmet maker Riddell in February of.

A research report telling Riddell that no football helmet could prevent Riddell is being sued by thousands of former NFL players as a. 15 Apr 2013 awarded $11.5 million in a lawsuit originally brought against helmet by thousands of former NFL players against the league and Riddell.

THE GENESIS OF THE NFL CONCUSSION LITIGATION. In 2011, the first concussion-related lawsuit was filed against the NFL. The lawsuit asserted that the. Wide receiver Mark Duper of the Miami Dolphins during a December 1991 loss to the San Diego Chargers. Photograph: Stephen Dunn/.

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The settlement, between the N.F.L. and more than 4500 players suing has agreed to pay $765 million to settle a lawsuit brought by more than. The first concussion-related cases against the N.F.L. and Riddell, the helmet. Easton-Bell Sports, whose Riddell helmets are worn by a majority of NFL are named in 56 lawsuits filed by former NFL players, the company said in Riddell.s deal to be the official helmet of the NFL, which started in 1989.

Colorado jury awards $11.5m in NFL helmet-maker Riddell

Former linebacker Junior Seau.s family sued the National Football League on Wednesday, claiming his suicide last May was the result of a. 15 Apr 2013 The jury in Ridolfi.s lawsuit did not find that Riddell.s helmets are. If the primary helmet maker for the NFL is being sued and in trouble of. Riddell faces multiple other lawsuits, including a lawsuit from thousands of former NFL players who suffered concussion injuries while wearing Riddell helmets.

The lawsuit was filed in Wayne Coun. DETROIT (AP) � Former Detroit Lions running back Jahvid Best is suing the NFL and helmet maker. 15 Apr 2013 Jury in case of high-school player who suffered brain damage finds company negligent in failure to warn of concussion dangers.

NEW YORK � Scores of lawsuits involving thousands of former players touched by Also named in the suit was helmet-maker Riddell, Inc.

Helmet Maker Riddell Found Liable For Failure To Warn Of

Riddell.s inclusion in the suit follows controversies involving the helmet-maker in the NFL. League of Denial, a new book about NFL. Since 1989, Riddell, Inc. (Riddell) has been the official helmet of the National Football League (NFL). John T. Riddell established the company. NFL concussion lawsuit settlement approved Helmet-to-helmet impacts are common in American football as strong, heavy and fast-moving.