Rugby brain injury case brought back from brink of collapse after high court ruling
Governing bodies had asked for ruling to end cases Judge says claimants ‘blameless’ for missing documents The legal action over brain injuries in rugby has been brought back from the brink of collapse after the high court ruled to give a reprieve to hundreds of claimants who had been struck out from the case. More than 500 claimants had breached a court order by failing to disclose necessary neurological testing info
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- Concussion in sport
Governing bodies had asked for ruling to end cases Judge says claimants ‘blameless’ for missing documents The legal action over brain injuries in rugby has been brought back from the brink of collapse after the high court ruled to give a reprieve to hundreds of claimants who had been struck out from the case. More than 500 claimants had breached a court order by failing to disclose necessary neurological testing info
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Rugby brain injury case brought back from brink of collapse after high court ruling
Governing bodies had asked for ruling to end cases Judge says claimants ‘blameless’ for missing documents The legal action over brain injuries in rugby has been brought back from the brink of collapse after the high court ruled to give a reprieve to hundreds of claimants who had been struck out from the case. More than 500 claimants had breached a court order by failing to disclose necessary neurological testing info
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Rugby brain injury case brought back from brink of collapse after high court ruling
Governing bodies had asked for ruling to end cases Judge says claimants ‘blameless’ for missing documents The legal action over brain injuries in rugby has been brought back from the brink of collapse after the high court ruled to give a reprieve to hundreds of claimants who had been struck out from the case. Over 500 claimants had breached a court order by failing to disclose necessary neurological testing informati
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Rugby brain injury case able to continue after high court ruling
Governing bodies had asked for ruling to end cases Judge says claimants ‘blameless’ for missing documents More than 500 former rugby union and league players’ lawsuits over neurological injuries can continue, London’s high court ruled on Friday, despite their former lawyers’ failure to disclose key medical evidence to governing bodies. World Rugby, the Rugby Football Union and the Welsh Rugby Union, plus the Rugb
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Rugby brain injury case able to continue after high court ruling
Governing bodies had asked for ruling to end cases Judge says claimants ‘blameless’ for missing documents More than 500 former rugby union and league players’ lawsuits over neurological injuries can continue, London’s high court ruled on Friday, despite their former lawyers’ failure to disclose key medical evidence to governing bodies. World Rugby, the Rugby Football Union and the Welsh Rugby Union, plus the Rugb
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Rugby brain injury case able to continue after high court ruling
Governing bodies had asked for ruling to end cases Judge says claimants ‘blameless’ for missing documents More than 500 former rugby union and league players’ lawsuits over neurological injuries can continue, London’s high court ruled on Friday, despite their former lawyers’ failure to disclose key medical evidence to governing bodies. World Rugby, the Rugby Football Union and the Welsh Rugby Union, plus the Rugb
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