Ninth Circuit Revives Prescription Drug Claims Case Against the NFL

By Jeff Birren, Senior Writer   In June 2012 former NFL players filed a class action lawsuit related to concussions against the NFL. The Multi District Litigation Panel sent the case to the U.S. District Court in Philadelphia. The NFL filed a motion to dismiss. In part, the motion was based on federal labor preemption since the vast majority of the players involved were covered by collective bargaining agreements (each, a “CBA” and collectively, "CBAs") that provided mandatory remedies