Having swiftly gone from being rejected as not sufficient in January to clearing preliminary approval last week, the settlement between the NFL and its former players who sustained head injuries is likely on route to final approval, according to court watchers.
“It’s a significant development, but it doesn’t end the debate,” said Michael McCann, director of the Sports and Entertainment Law Institute at the University of New Hampshire School of Law, of the preliminary approval.
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