Lawsuit against 'race-norming' in NFL dementia tests tossed - BNC

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Lawsuit against 'race-norming' in NFL dementia tests tossed - BNC

By: Alyssa Wilson In Philadelphia, a federal judge dismissed a lawsuit that challenged 'race-norming' in dementia tests for retired NFL players. Back in 2013, the NFL reached a multi million-dollar settlement with retired players over concussion-related brain injuries. In that case, more than 4,500 former athletes sued the league accusing it of hiding the dangers of concussions and rushing injured players back into the game. A person's race is one of the demographic factors doctors consider when conducting tests for dementia. Lawyers say the testing assumes that Black athletes start with worse cognitive functioning than white people making it harder for Blacks […]

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