GAITER et al v. NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE et al

  1. December 22, 2016

    Ex-NFL Players Drop Group CTE Workers Compensation Suit

    A group of 38 former NFL players who sought to force the league to provide workers' compensation benefits for former players living with symptoms consistent with the degenerative brain disorder CTE have dropped their suit, according to an order in Florida federal court Wednesday, just weeks after the case was halted for a potential transfer to a Pennsylvania federal court handling the NFL concussion litigation.

  2. November 21, 2016

    NFL Players' Suit Seeks Coverage For Living CTE Sufferers

    Thirty-eight former players sued the National Football League and its 32 clubs Monday in a Florida federal court seeking a judgment directing the league to provide workers' compensation benefits for living patients suffering from the degenerative brain disorder chronic traumatic encephalopathy, which they say is linked to concussions.