Judge Brody granted preliminary approval of the class action settlement agreement in the case of In Re: NFL Players’ Concussion Injury Litigation.

NFL concussion lawyer Sol Weiss spoke to Villanova Law School students about the recent $765 proposed settlement.

A settlement in the NFL concussion lawsuits will contribute $765 million to medical support for former players and funding for brain injury safety research.

U.S. District Judge Anita B. Brody ordered both sides of the NFL concussion lawsuits to explore a possible settlement.

Dozens of deceased former players were also found to have had this degenerative condition.

Former player Ben Utecht should not have been cleared to play after he suffered a concussion during practice.

A concussion is a type of traumatic brain injury that is graded from mild to severe, as the immediate symptoms of a concussion can range from a mild headache to loss of consciousness. The grading scale, according to WebMD, ranges from one to three. The factors that determine the type