Canadian Court Dismisses Football Concussion Case and Sends it to Arbitration
By Jon Heshka, Associate Dean of Law at Thompson Rivers University (British Columbia, Canada)
The Supreme Court of British Columbia last month dismissed a concussion lawsuit filed by a former professional football player against the Canadian Football League (CFL), its commissioner, all its teams and — as a sidebar — an internationally renowned doctor who specializes in sports concussions, and a medical centre that employs the doctor.
Arland Bruce played in the CFL from 2001 to