Landmark class action chases up to $1bn compensation for alleged long-term concussion damage to AFL players
by Australian Associated Press from World news | The Guardian on (#69S4W)
The action, lodged in the Victorian supreme court against the AFL, alleges loss, pain and suffering to more than 60 former players
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Former football players are seeking up to $1bn in compensation in a landmark class action lodged in Victoria against the AFL for the serious damage concussion has allegedly caused them.
The action, lodged by Margalit Injury Lawyers in the supreme court of Victoria, is on behalf of all professional AFL players who sustained concussion-related injuries through head strikes while playing or training between 1985 and 14 March this year.
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