A Texas federal judge on Monday awarded $1.2 million in attorney fees to a former NFL running back who prevailed in his "arduous" benefits suit challenging the league's player retirement plan, remarking that "David took on Goliath and prevailed."
A Texas federal judge on Thursday lambasted the NFL player retirement plan for a history of selectively reviewing former players' applications for disability benefits and abusing its discretion, finding that the plan violated federal benefits law when it denied a retired Super Bowl-winning running back placement in a higher benefits class.
Former Baltimore Ravens President and NFL retirement plan board member Richard "Dick" Cass on Monday defended the plan's decision to deny a retired Super Bowl-winning running back placement into a higher benefits class, telling a Texas federal judge he stands by the decision despite claims that it violated federal benefits law.