Lawyers Seek to Expand Concussion Suit Against NCAA Into Class Action

Lawyers suing the NCAA over its handling of head injuries are seeking class-action status for their suit, potentially expanding it to include thousands of athletes across the nation, the Associated Press reported. The motion was made in U.S. District Court in Chicago on Friday.

An NCAA spokeswoman said on Saturday that the legal action was inappropriate and that the NCAA ?had been at the forefront of safety issues,? according to the Associated Press.

Attached to the class-action request is a report for the plaintiffs by a leading authority on concussions, Robert Cantu, who cites an internal NCAA survey from 2010. He said the NCAA found that nearly half of the college trainers who responded indicated they put athletes showing signs of a concussion back in the same game.

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