Lawsuits & Legal Matters

They can trade him. Good player, but he has major issues.

 

Every team could use a Dman like him.
Fuck him anyway, I hope no one goes after him.

 

Judge: No class-action status for ex-NHLer concussion case

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The federal judge overseeing the NHL concussion case has denied class-action status for the former players suing the league over head injuries.

U.S. District Judge Susan Richard Nelson issued her 46-page order on Friday, the first significant victory for the league in a landmark lawsuit that was filed almost five years ago.

Nelson wrote that ”widespread differences” in state laws about medical monitoring, which the retired players are seeking, would ”present significant case management difficulties.”

The judge declined to certify either of the proposed classes by the ex-players. They sought to create one group of all living former NHL players and one group of all retired players diagnosed with a neurological disease, disorder or condition. Had they succeeded, more than 5,000 former players would have been allowed to join the case.

The last hearing on the class-action status was held in March in Nelson’s courtroom in St. Paul.

More than 100 former players have added their names to the case. The retirees have accused the NHL of failing to better prevent head trauma or warn players of such risks while promoting violent play that led to their injuries.

An attorney for the players, Charles Zimmerman, said Friday the judge’s ruling was procedural, and that the hundreds of players are prepared to try their cases individually. Zimmerman said it was too soon to know if there would be an appeal.

Nelson previously issued two significant rulings against the league. In 2015, she denied a motion to dismiss the lawsuit on the sufficiency of the allegations. The following year, she rejected a motion to dismiss the case for labor law pre-emption, on the argument that the collective bargaining agreement between the NHL and its players supersedes the court.

 

AJ Greer and Sonny Milano arrested for assault this morning in Manhattan.

 

Sonny Milano is a prick. terrible hockey parents on that guy. and AJ Greer went to BU so screw him too. surprised Bracco wasnt with them.

 

speaking of lawsuits and legal matters- Rasmus Ristolainen with a speeding ticket worth roughly $135k.

https://sports.yahoo.com/sabres-def...eeding-ticket-while-in-finland-000139701.html

 

This is the worst timing for Milano, he's a RFA and currently unsigned.
I never heard anything really bad about Bracco. When Adam Mascherin played on his line in Kitchener he said the guy would never shut up.

 

Branco and Milano grew up playing together. Both guys fucked over their college team and left them high and dry.

 

Yeah. In Finland your traffic tickets are scaled to your income. If he made "only" $540k/year his fine would be a lot less. Normal working Joes (should that be "normal Rasmi?) would pay less than $100 for the same infraction.

 

I think you're being too harsh on pricks. I think it's more apt to call Sonny a dick stain; he hasn't achieved anything to merit prick status.

 

I still don't understand the whole story, did the two players assault each other, or did they get into it with bystanders?

 

These two idiots have made $5M combined the last three years and they go two on one over a bill? Sad

 

I'm betting alcohol was the culprit.

 

The ‘secret everybody knows’: Drugs like cocaine and molly becoming more popular in NHL

 

https://www.nhl.com/news/nhl-announces-rule-changes-for-2019-20-season/c-307949196

https://www.hockeyfeed.com/nhl-news/report-big-changes-coming-to-2020-nhl-all-star-game-weekend

 

Gritty facing an investigation by Philly detectives for punching a 13 year old kid in the back.