Sentences with phrase «lawsuit against the league»

He has been up front in discussing the seasonlong feud with the Patriots that involved his violating the NFL's substance abuse policy by missing a drug test, New England's withholding $ 8.5 million of his $ 11.5 million signing bonus, and his filing a grievance against the Patriots and a lawsuit against the league (both of which, along with the team's countergrievance, were dropped when the trade was made).

Several months later, he was the first plaintiff listed out of 73 former NFL players who filed a federal lawsuit against the league.

One parent even filed a lawsuit against the league insisting that Beggs should have wrestled with the boys.

One parent even filed a lawsuit against the league that organizes public school sports.

In short, as someone who has been writing on concussions in sports for over a decade, I agree with Michael Hausfeld, a Washington - based attorney representing some former players in concussion - related lawsuits against the league, who told the New York Times that the commercial «obscured reality.»

The NFL received significant criticism for its hiring practices, and a renowned criminal defense attorney, the late Johnnie Cochran, threatened to file a race discrimination lawsuit against the league.

For example, if an athlete is injured while playing football, it is likely that a court would find that the athlete assumed the risk of injury if he were to file a personal injury lawsuit against the league because it is common knowledge that playing football can result in certain types of sports injuries.

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A five - year - old lawsuit against the Ivy League school, filed by its neighbors, is challenging its tax - exempt status, Bloomberg reports.

In the wake of unfair wage lawsuits taken up against the league by players — which the league has emerged victorious from so far — MLB is pushing harder than ever to make sure minor leaguers are not privy to the benefits of normal hourly workers, lobbying lawmakers constantly to push this into law.

While I shouldn't have been surprised at his admission, given the lawsuits that have been filed against the league by former players, and the efforts by N.F.L. to protect the safety of current players, what impressed me the most was what the league and USA Football have done and were doing to improve health and safety of all who play football, from the pros down to the youth level, which fall into 6 general categories:

The lawsuits include allegations that the league ignored repeated accusations that female employees were harassed and discriminated against.

One hundred and four former players, 16 - ex Sabres among them, have filed a lawsuit against the NHL claiming the league was negligent in its care and fraudulently concealed the long - term risks of head injuries.

The U.S. has filed and simultaneously settled a lawsuit against the Rockland County Town of Ramapo for illegally discharging fill material into wetlands in 2010 during construction of Provident Bank Park, home to a minor league baseball team.

Riot Games was awarded $ 10 million after winning a lawsuit against LeagueSharp, creators of cheating tools for «League of Legends.»

So, the New York Times Sunday Magazine published a story about the first major lawsuit against the National Football League on behalf of former players who suffered various types of -LSB-...]

Patti Blagojevich, wife of embattled ex-governor Rod Blagojevich, has dropped her defamation lawsuit against former Chicago Christian Industrial League (CCIL) director Richard Roberts, the Chicago Sun - Times reported.

Bryant Miller Olive's Michael Elkins weighs in on the possible impact of the proposed bill on Minor League Baseball's class action lawsuit against Major League Baseball with Law360.

The lawsuit filed last week by the junior hockey players against the Canadian Hockey League (CHL) has been classified by Toronto employment lawyer, Daniel Lublin, as «genius».

On the other hand, in the event of a dispute, the union, speaking for employees, has agreed to defined arbitration processes instead of individual members being able to bring a lawsuit against the teams or leagues.