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Seau family opts out of concussion settlement
Posted on 9/3/14 at 1:55 pm
Posted on 9/3/14 at 1:55 pm
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According to ESPN.com, the family of the late Junior Seau has decided not to accept the terms of the settlement, and to proceed with a wrongful-death lawsuit against the league.
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As a result, Seau’s family will forfeit up to $4 million in potential benefits and chase not only a larger settlement or judgment, but also the truth
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Posted on 9/3/14 at 1:57 pm to Chad504boy
They will get way more.
Posted on 9/3/14 at 1:58 pm to SwaggerCopter
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They will get way more.
Posted on 9/3/14 at 1:59 pm to Chad504boy
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but also the truth
A violent contact sport such as football can cause brain trauma.
Signed,
Captain Obvious
Posted on 9/3/14 at 1:59 pm to Chad504boy
I'm a bit torn on this one. On one hand, the NFL can afford to pay more than they did, they aren't hurting for cash.
On the other hand, it feels like a greedy money grab by the Seau family.
On the other hand, it feels like a greedy money grab by the Seau family.
Posted on 9/3/14 at 2:01 pm to Chad504boy
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and chase not only a larger settlement or judgment, but also the truth
Posted on 9/3/14 at 2:01 pm to Cole Beer
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it feels like a greedy money grab by the Seau family.
Posted on 9/3/14 at 2:03 pm to Cole Beer
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On the other hand, it feels like a greedy money grab by the Seau family.
They want to know if Tagliabue ordered a code red. Turning down $4 million tells me it's about more than money.
Posted on 9/3/14 at 2:03 pm to Soul Gleaux
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A violent contact sport such as football can cause brain trauma.
Signed,
Captain Obvious
allegations about the NFL keeping research from players is a pretty big deal
Posted on 9/3/14 at 2:14 pm to TigerBait1127
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allegations about the NFL keeping research from players is a pretty big deal
yep. there's a lot more to this case than "football players get hurt". If one of the news outlets would report what is actually in the case, the opt out would make more sense
Posted on 9/3/14 at 2:23 pm to Chad504boy
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According to ESPN.com, the family of the late Junior Seau has decided not to accept the terms of the settlement, and to proceed with a wrongful-death lawsuit against the league. .
Well frick them. I hope they get owned in court and dont get a dime. The NFL didnt make him pull the trigger. He played a violent sport and made millions upon millions doing it.
Posted on 9/3/14 at 2:25 pm to dnm3305
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If one of the news outlets would report what is actually in the case
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The NFL didnt make him pull the trigger. He played a violent sport and made millions upon millions doing it.
Posted on 9/3/14 at 2:28 pm to dnm3305
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Well frick them. I hope they get owned in court and dont get a dime. The NFL didnt make him pull the trigger. He played a violent sport and made millions upon millions doing it.
Good call Roger Goodell, Jr.
Posted on 9/3/14 at 2:30 pm to tigerpimpbot
So Wes Welker if he continues to play and ignore his previous concussions can sue the NFL later on or is the Broncos job to make Welker retire?
A lot of gray area!
A lot of gray area!
Posted on 9/3/14 at 2:32 pm to nicholastiger
Exactly. How many players do you think would have quit on the spot if some research studies were made public. It's all BS.
Posted on 9/3/14 at 2:34 pm to nicholastiger
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So Wes Welker if he continues to play and ignore his previous concussions can sue the NFL later on or is the Broncos job to make Welker retire?
If the team doctors withhold medical information from him to rush him back on the field, I would say he would have a claim. But they probably won't do that anymore like they used to when Seau played.
Posted on 9/3/14 at 2:34 pm to dnm3305
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Well frick them. I hope they get owned in court and dont get a dime
That's a bit harsh....
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The NFL didnt make him pull the trigger. He played a violent sport and made millions upon millions doing it.
This is THE TRUTH............
Posted on 9/3/14 at 2:43 pm to tigerpimpbot
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Seau entered the NFL at a time when the CBA didn’t exist, due to the decertification of the NFLPA following the failed 1987 strike. For any concussions he sustained from 1990 through 1992, he wasn’t covered by a CBA.
The league nevertheless will try to exclude from the litigation any concussions suffered by Seau as of 1993, when the CBA returned. That date becomes important because the controversial Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Committee formed in 1994. The MTBI Committee allegedly concealed the risks of harm and discredited the research of others for nearly a generation — during which Seau continuously played pro football.
So it could be that, in the same year Seau inevitably enters the Pro Football Hall of Fame, his family’s lawsuit will gather momentum toward an outcome that will cost the NFL a lot more than $4 million, and that will expose plenty of evidence that otherwise will never be revealed publicly.
The smartest play for the NFL could be to privately attempt to persuade the Seau family to take a lot more than $4 million to settle the case. At a certain point, the number could become so large that it would be impossible to say no.
I hope the Seau family takes the NFL to the mat and doesn't accept their dirty hush money.
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