Court Finds Arguments Made in Concussion Case Against NFL Sufficient to Survive Motion to Dismiss

A federal judge from the Eastern District of Missouri has allowed the spouse of a former NFL football player, Donnell K. Baker (Baker), to continue to bring her concussion claim, which alleges that defendants National Football League Inc./Enterprises (NFL) and Los Angeles Rams (Rams) were negligent when they failed to protect Baker from the head injuries he suffered that would prematurely take his life. Specifically, Connie Joann Baker, representing herself as a pro se litigant, claimed that