New York Federal Judge Dismisses Former NFL Player’s Disability Suit

Mealey's (April 2, 2020, 1:46 PM EDT) -- NEW YORK — A New York federal judge on March 31 dismissed a former National Football League player’s amended complaint after determining that the player failed to allege an injury in fact arising out of a claim that the NFL’s retirement plan and its fiduciaries duty violated the Employee Retirement Income Security Act by refusing to reclassify players’ disability benefits as football degenerative (FD) benefits (Christopher Hudson, et al. v. National Football League Management Council, et al., No. 18-4483, S.D. N.Y., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 57120)....