A federal judge gave preliminary approval Monday to a revised settlement in concussion suits filed by former player against the NFL. That clears the way for ensuing legal steps that will, pending final approval, provide hundreds of millions of dollars in payments over the next 65 years to ex-players suffering from brain impairments.
U.S. District Judge Anita Brody issued her decision in Philadelphia, where more than 240 suits filed by more than 4,500 ex-players have been consolidated in a single class-action case.
