Hernandez family suing Patriots because Hernandez had CTE

[Dr Pain]

Just waiting for OJ's autopsy some day. My guess is they win. Perhaps not against Patriots but NFL.

 

[supafly]

Has any other family successfully sued a specific team for their loved one having CTE? Seems like it would be fairly straight forward in terms of knowing the risks/rewards of making millions of dollars and also risking your health to some degree.

 

[XLIX]

NFL can't settle here.

 

[Dr Pain]

If Aaron Hernandez has CTE, what are the legal implications?

older story before suit but good

 

[primetime]

Severe CTE and severe sociopathy don't mix.

 

[XLIX]

It is worth noting that it is not the estate suing the league (and Patriots). It is the individuals impacted by his loss.

 

[varjao]

Advanced stages of CTE.

 

[Tuck]

Just waiting for OJ's autopsy some day. My guess is they win. Perhaps not against Patriots but NFL.

No doubt in my mind that OJ has CTE.

 

[Wheelman]

I hope Hernandez estate wins this case.

 

[maineman209]

If Aaron Hernandez has CTE, what are the legal implications?

older story before suit but good

Very useful. Thanks!

 

[Dr Pain]

It is worth noting that it is not the estate suing the league (and Patriots). It is the individuals impacted by his loss.

Yes, I fixed title (a bit) if was estate then would be subject to claims.

 

[scott99]

Severe CTE and severe sociopathy don't mix.

Actually, that's where you are wrong. CTE does affect the way a person acts, there have been large personality changes as per some of the research, including fits of anger.

That being said, I think Hernandez was well aware of what he was doing and why he did it. There has been evidence of him quite possibly being psychotic, and that could have been the case well before football.

 

[Palm Beach Pats Fan]

I have often heard that his bizarre behavior and his criminal tendencies started at the University of Florida, if not before. If this is true, then nothing that happened in the NFL seems to have altered his behavior in any way.

 

[Nikolai]

He had issues at Florida, which are fairly well documented at this point, so I'm not sure how far the case will go against the NFL, which can go screw for all I care. I'm just not sure if this one will be the one to hit the league hard on the CTE issue.

 

[Nikolai]

I have often heard that his bizarre behavior and his criminal tendencies started at the University of Florida, if not before. If this is true, then nothing that happened in the NFL seems to have altered his behavior in any way.

Beat me to it.

 

[XLIX]

I hope Hernandez estate wins this case. F*ck Krafty and the other corrupt owners.

If the NFL loses this case, then football as we know it will cease to exist.

 

[signbabybrady]

Wasn't there already a billion dollar CTE settlement?

Is he due a piece of that money? How does that money get split going forward? Are players now told of the risk and it's play at your own risk now?

Really don't know how any of this works. Too much law too much science for me.

 

[PatsGuy]

I hope Hernandez estate wins this case. F*ck Krafty and the other corrupt owners.

Tell me again... what proof that CTE caused his suicide?

 

[Dr Pain]

If the NFL loses this case, then football as we know it will cease to exist.

I think we already saw the top of the NFL and football and it is on a slope down now. I wouldn't plunk down billions for a team now.

 

[pheenix11]

We will see the NFL become flag football in our lifetimes. The liability on this is too great.