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Sep 20, 2019 • 15 tweets • 5 min read
"This year alone has seen a 55% increase in reports of sex abuse and other misconduct than last year. That amounts to an average of 239 reports a month... Analysts predict that the number of reports could cap off at 667 per month or 8,000 per year."
We're all familiar with the decades-long abuse of young gymnasts.
bbc.com/news/world-us-…
USA Taekwondo abuse ("Master" Gitelman)
washingtonpost.com/sports/olympic…
More USA Taekwondo abuse (Lopez brothers)
advocacyforfairnessinsports.org/current-litiga…
USA Swimming
espn.com/olympics/swimm…
USA Figure Skating
nytimes.com/2019/08/01/spo…
USA Speed Skating
espn.com/olympics/speed…
USA Water Skiing
washingtonpost.com/sports/olympic…
USA Weightlifting
deadspin.com/report-another…
USA Water Polo
ocregister.com/2019/09/19/nin…
USA Diving
buzzfeednews.com/article/briann…
USA Equestrian
nytimes.com/2019/08/05/spo…
USA Volleyball
apnews.com/b70a0d07ce664d…
While I'm sure I missed some, isn't this list far too long already?
#TimeForChange @USSenate @USHouseofReps @DOJPH
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Feb 11
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Classic tactics...deflect and change the question...
Fair enough on the first part...however...
If the answers were "on the face of the motion or norming agreement" then obviously the language was unclear. Wasn't this supposed to be about explaining areas that lack clarity?
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Jul 27, 2021
I believe @Advocate_Habiba was right. Courts are working as designed, dismissing issues that apparently seem trivial to the panel, preserving the status quo and letting the vulnerable down once again.😡
Patrick is right also. As @TheNeuroTimes said a couple of weeks ago, they'd probably rather be on a spacecraft to Mars than address the systemic problems in the concussion settlement.

A few more thoughts. This law review article hits on some of the shortcomings in this case and within the court system. She is right about procedure. This case was dismissed on procedural grounds allowing the court to avoid the merits.
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Mar 4, 2020
In addition to the "correction" for "double-dipping" which will deduct whatever Social Security award players might receive from their NFL disability checks, there are other provisions equally if not more concerning.
First, to clarify, while some disabled players receive as much as $11,500 per month in disability pay and likely receive about $2,000 from Social Security Disability, this is very much on the high end. Others are only getting around $3,000 per month and about $1,200 in SSD.
This would be devastating to the players on the lower end of the scale, reducing them to about $1,800 per month. Beyond this, the new CBA seeks to begin eliminating SSD determinations as automatic approval.
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Feb 21, 2020
🚨URGENT THREAD:🚨
The CBA "Fact Sheet" provided by #NFLPA is a joke. It's also the repeat of a common tactic that has led many people to make poor decisions because important details of the actual contract are conveniently omitted.
This was a similar notice or "fact sheet" that went to retired NFL players leading them to believe they'd qualify for concussion settlement benefits that were later denied them. All because it omitted a few vitally important details.
To guys who are thinking the marijuana provision is great, I just got a message from an attorney who called it a "gloss over" and said, "The testing window and nanograms isn’t helpful at all."
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Jan 25, 2020
Two #NFL examples come to mind:
First, in Charles Dimry's disability case, Judge Donato found an abuse of discretion and remanded the case back to the Plan with instructions to correct.
Dimry is back in court because the Plan failed to follow those instructions, stating that it "disagreed" with Judge Donato.
His case is now before a magistrate judge that absurdly seems oblivious since magistrates serve at the pleasure of district court judges.
Judge Donato should take charge and issue sanctions, lest the behavior continue unabated.
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Jun 3, 2019
#NFL Concussion Settlement Special Masters have issued a report this morning which appears to be the first of three. The Claims Admin report has also dropped by the BAP Admin report hasn't as of yet.
SM Report PDF: drive.google.com/file/d/1vv6P9c…
I didn't see anything particularly earth-shattering in the Special Masters' report but there were a few items of interest.
The Special Masters' report on appeals underscores the importance of Judge Brody's ruling which substantially changed the balances in the settlement when she authorized AAP review on the front end. As you can see, the appellee has prevailed in most instances.
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