Kelli Ewen v. National Hockey League et al

  1. March 16, 2021

    NHL Settles Suit Claiming Brain Injury Led To Player's Suicide

    The National Hockey League reached a settlement with the widow of Todd Ewen, whose suicide she blames on brain injuries he suffered as a result of the league's promotion of violence, according to an order issued in the Central District of California on Tuesday.

  2. October 29, 2020

    NHL Widow Says Text Dispute 'Not Worthy' Of Court's Time

    A widow suing the National Hockey League for allegedly exploiting a botched analysis of her husband's brain has urged a California federal court against compelling her to produce certain text messages from the day he killed himself, saying they do not exist.

  3. November 20, 2019

    NHL Can Seek Canadian Doc's Records In Widow's Fraud Suit

    The NHL can seek medical documents from the Canadian neuropathologist accused of botching an analysis of former hockey player Todd Ewen's brain, a California federal court has ruled, after the league argued the information will be "critical" to resolving a fraud lawsuit brought by Ewen's widow.

  4. September 12, 2019

    NHL Player's Widow Says CBA Doesn't Preempt Injury Claims

    The widow of NHL player Todd Ewen attempted to overcome a hurdle at the center of concussion and head injury lawsuits against the league Wednesday and urged a California federal court to reject the NHL's argument that its labor agreements cover her claims.

  5. May 01, 2019

    NHL Exploited Dead Player's CTE Misdiagnosis, Widow Says

    The widow of hockey player Todd Ewen sued the National Hockey League on Tuesday, claiming the NHL cynically exploited a botched analysis of her husband's brain — which later tested positive for CTE — to downplay the growing furor over the degenerative brain disease that she says caused him to take his own life.