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Family of former Chargers star Junior Seau sues NFL over suicide

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Family members hold up a No. 55 jersey as part of a ceremony held in memory of the late former USC Trojans and NFL linebacker Seau after the first quarter of the NCAA football game between the USC Trojans and the Hawaii Warriors in Los AngelesLOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The family of former San Diego Chargers star Junior Seau, who killed himself last year, sued the National Football League on Wednesday, claiming that his suicide resulted from brain disease caused by repeated hits to the head during his football career. The wrongful death lawsuit, filed in San Diego Superior Court by Seau's children and ex-wife, as well as the trustee of his estate, also claims that the NFL concealed the risks of brain damage in the sport, court documents showed. …

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UPDATE 1-Family of former Chargers star Junior Seau sues NFL over suicide

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(Adds details, background throughout) LOS ANGELES, Jan 23 (Reuters) – The family of former San Diego Chargers star Junior Seau, who killed himself last year, sued the National Football League on Wednesday, claiming that his suicide resulted from brain disease caused by repeated hits to the head during his football career. The wrongful death lawsuit, filed in San Diego Superior Court by Seau’s children and ex-wife, as well as the trustee of his estate, also claims that the NFL concealed the risks of brain damage in the sport, court documents showed. …

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Seau Diagnosed With Brain Disease

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A team of scientists who autopsied the brain of renown NFL linebacker Junior Seau after his death last year have concluded the football player suffered a debilitating brain disease likely caused by two decades worth of hits to the head and which may have led to his suicide, researchers and his family exclusively told ABC News.

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Ex-NFL players join to sue league on head injuries

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(Reuters) – More than 2,000 former NFL players have joined forces in a lawsuit due to be filed on Thursday alleging the league deliberately and fraudulently concealed from players the risk of brain injury from playing professional football. The master complaint joins together more than 80 lawsuits previously filed by former players on a topic that has generated increasing concern following the suicides of former players such as Pro Bowl linebacker Junior Seau on May 2. The 86-page lawsuit was due to be filed shortly at U.S. …

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