May 10, 2021
Two retired NFL players haven't shown that changes to disability benefits in the players union's latest contract run afoul of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, a D.C. federal judge ruled Friday in throwing out a proposed class action.
December 10, 2020
Two former NFL players suing to block cuts to their disability benefits have pushed back on the players union's bid to sack their suit, accusing the players association of dropping the ball by being satisfied as long as "warm bodies" oversaw their benefits plan.
November 18, 2020
The NFL players union is looking to toss a proposed class action from two retired players over cuts to disability benefits in the latest union contract, arguing in Washington, D.C., federal court that the union has no duty to former players or control over the third-party administered benefits plan.
October 14, 2020
Two retired NFL players who claim the league and players union sold hundreds of permanently disabled former players down the river by cutting disability benefits in the latest collective bargaining agreement have lobbed new allegations that the retirement plan board had a duty to correct the union's misrepresentations about the impact of the cuts, according to an amended complaint Tuesday.
September 22, 2020
The NFL, the players union and the league's retirement plan asked a D.C. federal court to toss a lawsuit from former players who say cuts to the plan's disability benefits approved in the most recent labor agreement left permanently injured players out in the cold, arguing the potential scope of the cuts is not clear and that the league and players are legally allowed to change the terms of the plan.
July 10, 2020
Two disabled, retired NFL players have hit the players union with a proposed class action that aims to undo "devastating" disability benefit cuts contained in the league's new collective bargaining agreement, claiming the union "misled" current players into voting yes on the controversial deal.