{"id":1282,"date":"2015-11-21T16:00:09","date_gmt":"2015-11-21T21:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/jsel\/?p=1282"},"modified":"2023-07-25T12:17:30","modified_gmt":"2023-07-25T16:17:30","slug":"federal-appeals-court-considers-further-concussion-litigation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/jsel\/2015\/11\/federal-appeals-court-considers-further-concussion-litigation\/","title":{"rendered":"Federal Appeals Court Considers Further Concussion Litigation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/jsel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2015\/11\/Concussion.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1283\" src=\"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/jsel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2015\/11\/Concussion-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Concussion\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/jsel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2015\/11\/Concussion-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/jsel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2015\/11\/Concussion-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/jsel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2015\/11\/Concussion.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Federal Judges in the Third Circuit conducted a hearing on Thursday with regard to the lower court&#8217;s approval of settlements with regard to NFL concussion litigation.<\/p>\n<p>Per the April settlement, families of players whose brains were found to have C.T.E. qualified for up to $4 million dollars. Upon appeal, the players&#8217; lawyer is arguing that there should be compensation for living retirees as well as for those who have died. Many experts agreed, but the Judges seemed skeptical.<\/p>\n<p>For more information follow this <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2015\/11\/20\/sports\/football\/compensating-nfl-players-who-might-contract-brain-disease-met-with-skepticism.html?ref=sports\">link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Federal Judges in the Third Circuit conducted a hearing on Thursday with regard to the lower court&#8217;s approval of settlements with regard to NFL concussion litigation. Per the April settlement, families of players whose brains were found to have C.T.E. qualified for up to $4 million dollars. Upon appeal, the players&#8217; lawyer is arguing 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