Last Updated on August 29, 2013 3:34 pm by admin
Highlights of the proposed settlement between the NFL and more than 4,500 ex-players who sued over concussion-related injuries:
– NFL would pay $765 million plus legal costs, but admits no wrongdoing.
– Individual awards would be capped at $5 million for players suffering from Alzheimer’s disease.
– Individual awards would be capped at $4 million for deaths from chronic traumatic encephalopathy.
– Individual awards would be capped at $3 million for players suffering from dementia.
– Money would go toward medical exams and concussion-related compensation for NFL retirees and their families, and $10 million toward medical research.
– Senior U.S. District Judge Anita Brody in Philadelphia must approve the settlement.