Judge Blocks Concussed Arena Football Player from Recovery Under Insurance Policy

A federal judge from the Eastern District of Louisiana has ruled that the “express exclusions” in a policy issued by Federal Insurance Company (Federal) preclude any recovery associated with a football player’s bodily injury and breach of contract claims associated with the concussions he suffered during his playing career.   By way of background, plaintiff Lorenzo Breland alleged that he “initially” sustained a concussion while playing for the Tulsa Talons in 2011, which is also