Judge Grants Summary Judgment on the Few Remaining Claims in NFL ‘Painkiller’ Case

By Jeff Birren, Senior Writer   The so-called NFL “painkiller” litigation began with quite a display. The case was filed in the United States Federal Court in San Francisco on May 20, 2014. Richard Dent was the first named plaintiff. The defendant was the NFL, not the individual clubs. Plaintiffs’ counsel includes Mel Owens, the former NFL linebacker. Mr. Owens did not shrink from the media after filing the case. He told the Los Angeles Times that no matter how many such drugs the pla