December 03, 2019
Pop Warner Little Scholars Inc. doesn't deserve an early win in a suit alleging the organization hid the risks of concussions, the mothers of two deceased former players told a California federal court, saying their experts can establish that repeated head trauma led to their sons' deaths.
October 28, 2019
Pop Warner is asking a California federal court to give it a quick win in a suit alleging it hid the risks of concussions from youth football players, saying there is no evidence the organization was aware of the risks until years after the allegedly affected players played.
September 12, 2019
A California federal judge on Wednesday denied class certification to parents accusing Pop Warner of deceiving them about the risks of head injuries their children would face, saying they haven't shown that the organization told all parents the same things.
July 29, 2019
Parents whose children played Pop Warner football are seeking class certification in a suit accusing the youth league of hiding brain injury risks and using inadequate helmets, saying they want to bring awareness of such injuries to parents and players.
July 06, 2018
A putative parent class alleging Pop Warner failed to properly protect players from head injuries asked a federal court Thursday to deny the youth football organization's request for police records related to a deceased player's suicide, calling the information irrelevant and citing privacy rights.
October 20, 2017
Pop Warner Little Scholars Inc. shed part of a lawsuit Friday alleging it lacked procedures to protect young football players from head trauma, but will face parents' negligence and fraud claims on the grounds the nonprofit football group misrepresented its safety protocols.
September 28, 2017
Parents suing Pop Warner and another youth football-related organization on Wednesday fired back at a bid to dismiss their proposed class action alleging the groups failed to properly protect players from head injuries, telling a California federal court that it has jurisdiction over their claims.
May 15, 2017
A California federal judge Friday threw out claims accusing Pop Warner and two other youth-football-related organizations of failing to properly protect players from head injuries that may have led to future mental health issues and some deaths, finding that the court doesn't have jurisdiction over the groups.
April 12, 2017
Parents alleging Pop Warner Little Scholars and USA Football caused the deaths and injuries of their children by not properly protecting youth players from head injury have argued that the proposed class action should remain in California federal court, despite the leagues' motion to dismiss or transfer it.
November 01, 2016
USA Football and an organization that promulgates helmet safety standards told a California federal court on Monday that they do not belong in a lawsuit against them and youth football organization Pop Warner Little Scholars Inc. stemming from the deaths of two young football players allegedly due to complications from the degenerative brain condition CTE.