Montador v. NHL: Some of the Concussion Case Can Continue, But in Another Court

By Jeff Birren, Senior Writer Steven Montador played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for 11 years.  He suffered a number of concussions and passed away two years after he retired.  His Estate filed a lawsuit against the NHL that asserted a number of tort claims. But on November 24, 2020 the United States District Court of the Norther District of Illinois dismissed many of the claims with prejudice.  It declined to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over the two remaining st