Professional Soccer Player’s Amended Concussion Lawsuit Omits Team

Attorneys for former Portland Timbers soccer player Eddie Johnson have filed an amended negligence lawsuit this winter that omits the Timbers and concentrates primarily on the medical team.   Johnson retired from the Timbers in 2012 after suffering multiple concussions. Two years later, he filed a $9.9 million lawsuit against the team and its doctors, claiming they were negligent because they allowed him to return to practice too soon after suffering a concussion.   While the Timbers a