July

July 26, 2011

‘NFL Fans Should Worry About More Than One Kind of “Blackout”‘ … today at Beyond Chron

When the National Football League and its players announced that the lockout was over, the head of a fledgling organization called the Sports Fans Coalition couldn’t […]
July 25, 2011

More on WWE Head Injury Risks

The encylopedically knowledgeable David Bixenspan of Cageside Seats weighs in again: “A look at the idea of a class action concussion lawsuit against WWE” http://www.cagesideseats.com/2011/7/25/2292854/chris-benoits-father-looking-into-class-action-lawsuit-against-wwe
July 25, 2011

Cageside Seats: ‘Mike Benoit Considering Class Action Lawsuit Against WWE’

More from Keith Harris: http://www.cagesideseats.com/2011/7/25/2293337/mike-benoit-considering-class-action-lawsuit-against-wwe
July 25, 2011

Chris Benoit’s Father Is Watching the NFL Concussion Cover-Up Lawsuit With Keen Interest

This morning I talked with Mike Benoit, father of Chris Benoit, the WWE performer whose 2007 double murder/suicide in Georgia, and subsequent post-mortem diagnosis of chronic […]
July 25, 2011

‘NFL’s “Legacy Fund” For Disabled Retirees Just a Down Payment on National Concussion Costs’ (full text)

[adapted from an article first published on July 18 at Beyond Chron, http://www.beyondchron.org/articles/NFL_s_Legacy_Fund_For_Disabled_Retirees_Just_a_Down_Payment_on_National_Concussion_Costs_9349.html]   One of the last hang-ups of an agreement averting the owners’ lockout […]
July 24, 2011

Cageside Seats: ‘Should WWE Be Fearful of the NFL Concussion Lawsuit?’

Another good one from Keith Harris: http://www.cagesideseats.com/2011/7/24/2290470/should-wwe-be-fearful-of-the-nfl-concussion-lawsuit
July 24, 2011

Blumenthal of Connecticut Is One of ‘The Senators From Concussions’

A useful report by Politico’s Mackenzie Weinger breaks down the lobbying and campaign contributions by the National Football League. See “NFL lobs cash at campaigns, lobbying,” […]
July 24, 2011

Concussion Guru Dr. Richard Ellenbogen Does a Star Turn on ‘nflhealthandsafety.com’

Earlier this year the National Football League’s new “public service” website, nflhealthandsafety.com, posted a buffoonish demonstration by the Pittsburgh Steelers’ neurosurgeon, one of the marketing masterminds […]
July 23, 2011

What Ottis Anderson’s Double-Clutch on the Concussion Cover-Up Suit Means for Reform

Former Super Bowl most valuable player Ottis Anderson, one of 75 players named in this week’s lawsuit charging the National Football League with covering up research […]
Concussion Inc. - Author Irvin Muchnick