NHL Attempts to Leverage Recent Ruling in Dent Case

In late December, the National Hockey League claimed in court papers that the recent decision by a federal judge from the Northern District of California (Dent et al. v. NFL), which is summarized in the last issue of the Alert, supports its argument that a claim made by several former players that the NHL was negligent for failing to warn them about the damaging effects of concussion should be dismissed.   In Dent, the court dismissed a lawsuit brought by former NFL Hall of Famer Richard De