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Related: About this forumKevin Turner had CTE, not ALS
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Kevin Turner had CTE, not ALS
Posted by Mike Florio on November 3, 2016, 4:55 PM EDT
As the U.S. Supreme Court considers whether to take up the appeal arising from the failed challenge to the concussion settlement, a medical development could give the legal process a boost.
The Boston University Brain CTE Center announced on Thursday that former NFL fullback Kevin Turner, who had been diagnosed with ALS, actually had Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy.
Via Daniel Kaplan of SportsBusiness Journal, lawyer Deepak Gupta calls the news a bombshell that thoroughly undercuts what little legitimacy the settlement had.
The proposed settlement provides compensation to players who have a variety of qualifying conditions, including ALS. Players cant be compensated for simply having CTE during their lifetimes, and as Gupta characterizes it only players who died with CTE before the settlement approved are eligible for compensation. (Thats apparently accurate; prior reports indicate that an April 15, 2015 deadline for compensation for death with CTE was created in order to not give players who believe they have CTE but who didnt have a qualifying diagnosis an incentive to commit suicide.)
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Posted by Mike Florio on November 3, 2016, 4:55 PM EDT
As the U.S. Supreme Court considers whether to take up the appeal arising from the failed challenge to the concussion settlement, a medical development could give the legal process a boost.
The Boston University Brain CTE Center announced on Thursday that former NFL fullback Kevin Turner, who had been diagnosed with ALS, actually had Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy.
Via Daniel Kaplan of SportsBusiness Journal, lawyer Deepak Gupta calls the news a bombshell that thoroughly undercuts what little legitimacy the settlement had.
The proposed settlement provides compensation to players who have a variety of qualifying conditions, including ALS. Players cant be compensated for simply having CTE during their lifetimes, and as Gupta characterizes it only players who died with CTE before the settlement approved are eligible for compensation. (Thats apparently accurate; prior reports indicate that an April 15, 2015 deadline for compensation for death with CTE was created in order to not give players who believe they have CTE but who didnt have a qualifying diagnosis an incentive to commit suicide.)
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Kevin Turner had CTE, not ALS (Original Post)
Eugene
Nov 2016
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KamaAina
(78,249 posts)1. Now I'm thinking about the Saints' Steve Gleason and the Ravens' O.J. Brigance
The evidence that led to Saints coach Sean Payton and a number of players being suspended in the year that the Stupor Bowl was to be held at the Dome, when the team was still good rather than today's 'Aints , came to light during the filming of a doco about Gleason.
If this somehow leads to an understanding of, and maybe even a cure for, ALS, it'll all have been worth it, though.
edit: How many times did Lou Gehrig get beaned in an era before batting helmets?
JonLP24
(29,322 posts)2. I think that's a good question
CTE isn't diagnosed until someone is dead by looking at the brain.