Proposed settlement reached in concussion-related lawsuits

The NCAA has reached a proposed settlement in its concussion-related class action lawsuits.

The NCAA will provide $70 million for concussion testing and diagnosis of current and former student-athletes as part of the agreement that needs to be approved by Judge John Lee of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

It also includes educational initiatives and $5 million in concussion research, resolving the 14 pending class actions that were consolidated in a Chicago federal court.

Under the proposed agreement, all current and former NCAA student-athletes in all sports and divisions who competed at an NCAA member school within the past 50 years may qualify for physical examination, neurological measurements and neurocognitive assessments. Bodily injury claims are not part of this settlement.