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PHILADELPHIA (AP) Hundreds of Black NFL retirees denied payouts in the $1 billion concussion settlement now qualify for awards after their tests were rescored to eliminate racial bias. Changes to the settlement made last year are meant to make the tests race-blind. ....
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The NFL, concussion class counsel Chris Seeger of Seeger Weiss LLP and attorneys for players who filed suit over the controversial use of race-based norms in the concussion settlement said they have met with leaders of a group of roughly 75 former NFL players and spouses to address their concerns over transparency. ....
The NFL on Wednesday pledged to halt the use of “race-norming” which assumed Black players started out with lower cognitive function in the $1 billion settlement of brain injury claims and review past scores for any potential race bias. ....
ADVERTISEMENT Ex-Steelers Allowed To Join Race-Norming Settlement Talks Law360 (June 3, 2021, 8:02 PM EDT) The federal judge in Pennsylvania overseeing the NFL concussion settlement is allowing two former players and their attorneys from Zuckerman Spaeder LLP who alleged the settlement discriminates against Black former players to join court-ordered talks between the NFL and concussion class counsel over race-based norms used in cognitive testing. U.S. District Judge Anita Brody granted the request by former Pittsburgh Steelers Kevin Henry and Najeh Davenport to intervene in the mediation over race-norming, which assumes Black former players start with lower baseline cognitive test scores, between the NFL and counsel for the class of former players and their families, Chris Seeger. ....