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Players’ Suit Against NFL On Verge of Final Settlement

The case brought by the first football players to sue the NFL for football-related brain damage is moving toward final settlement. So reports the New York Times Magazine.

The settlement is the result of a civil action initiated by Pennsylvania lawyer Jason Luckasevic, who was just 30 years old when, inspired by his friendship with a physician who published a paper suggesting that football caused irreversible brain damage, began reaching out to retired NFL players.

Under the settlement’s terms, retired players or their heirs will receive a maximum payout of $5 million each, depending on the severity of their injury. Players may still “opt out” — reject the terms of the deal and sue the league as individuals.

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