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Cloud v. The Bert Bell/Pete Rozelle NFL Player Retirement Plan

  1. April 07, 2022

    NFL Retirement Plan Can't Duck Ex-Player's ERISA Suit

    A Texas federal judge denied competing motions for a win in a suit brought by a former Kansas City Chiefs player who said an NFL retirement plan violated federal benefits law when it rejected his request for higher disability benefit payments.

  2. March 01, 2022

    NFL Retirement Plan Calls Ex-Player's ERISA Suit 'Conspiracy'

    An NFL retirement plan has urged a Texas federal judge to end a benefits dispute brought by a former Kansas City Chiefs player, saying the lawsuit is based on "conspiracy theories," while the player insists he's proved a systemic violation of benefits rights.

  3. September 03, 2021

    Ex-NFL Player Seeks DQ Of Firm Likely To Become Witness

    A former Kansas City Chiefs player asked a Texas federal judge to disqualify the Groom Law Group from representing an NFL retirement plan in a benefits dispute, claiming the law firm not only represents the plan but administers it, acting as the "puppet master" behind its decisions.

  4. February 18, 2021

    Ex-NFL Player Can't Have Jury Trial In ERISA Suit, Judge Says

    A former Kansas City Chiefs player can't try his suit accusing a National Football League retirement plan of wrongly withholding benefits before a jury because his claims under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act are equitable in nature, a Texas federal judge found Thursday.

  5. July 02, 2020

    Ex-NFL Player Fights For Jury Trial In ERISA Suit

    A former Kansas City Chief urged a Texas federal judge on Wednesday not to deny him a jury trial in his suit against the NFL player retirement plan that allegedly refused him benefits for physical and mental injuries suffered on the job.

  6. June 10, 2020

    NFL Retirement Plan Seeks To Trim Ex-Player's ERISA Suit

    The Bert Bell/Pete Rozelle NFL Player Retirement Plan asked a Texas federal judge to pare down a disabled ex-running back's benefits suit, contending that a jury trial was out of the question and that it fulfilled its responsibilities regarding the former player's records requests.