NFL Takes Another Blow as Judge Awards Six-Figure Settlement to Ex-Player Over Disability Claim

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).   District Judge Kenneth A. Marra wrote that the Plan’s decision to deny Ashmore’s request “defies all reason and common sense.”   Ashmore’s firm, the Dabdoub Law Firm, was quick to play up the victory, noting that the