A former NFL player has sued the league, seeking retroactive disability benefits associated with a raft of injuries he suffered during his career, including two concussions. Williams is suing the NFL (Bert Bell/Pete Rozelle NFL Retirement Plan/NFL Player...
By Jim Convertino Very few days go by when we don’t see a celebrity or professional athlete have a large jewelry loss, an accident with a high value automobile or possibly get sued for simply being a high- profile individual once someone recognized them after...
A New Jersey state appeals court has reversed a trial court, and found that a high school softball coach, who suffered two unrelated accidents — causing two separate concussions, is eligible for accidental disability benefits. Central to the court’s ruling was...
By John M. Sadler John Sadler of Sadler Sports Insurance was interviewed by California Youth Football Alliance on Chain Crew Podcast entitled “Show # 2: Is Football Insurance Dying?” The topics covered include the current state of the insurance industry as it...
It used to be that very few people knew who the president of professional sports team or the athletic director at a college powerhouse was. The insatiable thirst for sports news and the explosion in social media changed all that, meaning that the athletes weren’t the...
A federal judge from the Southern District of Florida has awarded former NFL football player Darryl Ashmore $217,800 in total and permanent disability benefits in response to a claim he filed against the NFL Disability & Neurocognitive Benefit Plan (the Plan)....
By Jeff Birren Former NFL player Larry Tripplett recently lost a California workers’ compensation case. The decision could have far-reaching consequences for professional athletes who played for non-California teams but who wish to participate in the Golden...
Sadler Sports & Recreation Insurance has announced its 2018 insurance program for football teams, associations and conferences, highlighting the fact that it is “endorsed” by American Youth Football and American Youth Cheer. Sadler’s youth...
A federal judge from Southern District of Florida has ruled that Florida Memorial University (FMU) is not entitled to coverage from an insurance company in a case in which it was sued for negligence by a cheerleader, who suffered a concussion and other injuries while...
By Richard C. Giller, of Reed Smith In May of last year, former Penn State University linebacker Nyeem Wartman-White filed a lawsuit in Pennsylvania federal court against the wholesale insurance broker, International Specialty Insurance (ISI), and Lloyd’s of...
The Nashville Predators have responded to Eric Nystrom’s workers’ comp complaint, which alleges that he suffered multiple injuries, including a concussion, “while acting in the course and scope of his employment as a professional hockey player (over the course of his...
Reed Smith LLP has announced that Richard C. Giller has joined the Insurance Recovery Practice Group as a partner in the firm’s Los Angeles office. Giller was formerly a principal in the Los Angeles office of Polsinelli, where his practice focused on insurance...
