The NHL reportedly faces a new lawsuit from former players over concussions and the measures taken by the league to protect employees against head injuries.
According to Adam Proteau of The Hockey News, the lawsuit was filed by a group of 29 former players in Minnesota on Feb. 9:
Former NHL star Robert “Butch” Goring and well-known veterans Sergio Momesso, Manny Legace, Brian Savage and Todd Warriner are among a group of 29 retired players who Monday joined concussion litigation against the NHL for failing to protect its players from the effects of traumatic head injuries.
Per Katie Strang of ESPN, the new lawsuit says the former players allege the NHL "displayed a 'cavalier attitude' in the face of scientific evidence that has linked head trauma to long-term neurological damage."
This new lawsuit follows a class-action suit that was filed in November 2013 by 10 former players, per Steve Busfield of The Guardian:
The lawsuit seeks damages and court-approved, NHL-sponsored medical monitoring for the players' brain trauma and/or injuries, which they blame on their pro-hockey careers. It was fil ...
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