Federal Judge Sends Concussion Case Back to State Court, Finds CBA Inapplicable

A federal judge from the Eastern District of Missouri has remanded a negligence claim brought by several former professional football players against the Arizona Cardinals back to state court, finding that the relevant collective bargaining agreements, which would have triggered federal jurisdiction, do not apply to the instant claim.   The plaintiffs in the case were Roy Green, who played from 1979 to 1987; John J. T. Smith, who played from 1985 to 1987; and Edward Scott, who played only i