Despite facing a class-action lawsuit from a group of former players over concussion safety measures, the NHL does not have plans to engage in settlement talks.
According to an internal memo from the NHL that was obtained by Greg Wyshynski of Yahoo Sports, the league feels it has taken the proper initiative to protect its players:
While recent signals suggest plaintiffs are anxious to begin settlement discussions (similar to what transpired in the NFL), we have indicated to them no desire to engage in such discussions, primarily because we feel so strongly in the merits of our case and the leadership role (among all sports leagues) we have taken in the study, prevention, diagnosis and management of concussions.
The memo also mentions the NFL's concussion settlement, in which it could provide as much as $1 billion over the next 65 years to former players dealing with injuries related to their playing days, stating the league may have been concerned by "what discovery in those cases might reveal."
“By contrast, despite extensive discovery to date, we have yet to find any document or other evidence that wo ...
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NHL Says It Isn’t Interested in Concussion Lawsuit Settlement
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