LMRA Preempts Former NFL Players’ Claims against Union

A federal judge from the Eastern District of Missouri has dismissed the concussion-related claims of several former National Football League players against the NFL Players Association (NFLPA), holding that the claims are untimely under the Labor Management Relations Act (LMRA).   The plaintiffs, whose careers spanned from 1975 to 2012, brought two separate lawsuits against their union and two of its former presidents, which were consolidated and resolved in the instant opinion.   The