September 26, 2013
Upcoming mediation in a high-profile Illinois class action brought by former college athletes suing the NCAA over its concussion policies will be handled by the same federal judge who oversaw last month's $765 million NFL settlement, attorneys for the plaintiffs confirmed Thursday.
July 22, 2013
In moving for class certification on Friday, a group of former college athletes suing the NCAA over its handling of concussions asked an Illinois federal court to require the organization to pay for the monitoring of class members' brain health.
February 15, 2013
Former college athletes have amended their proposed class action in Illinois claiming the NCAA failed to protect them from concussions, borrowing language from NFL players' concussion complaint in a bid to show the college organization promised to protect players' health.
September 13, 2011
A former member of the Eastern Illinois University football team filed a putative class action Monday against the NCAA in Illinois federal court, saying the organization has negligently failed to protect student-athletes from debilitating head injuries.