Canadian Football League (“CFL”) Class Action discontinued and Former Players’ rights converted to arbitration.
DATE: October 31, 2023
To CFLAA Members on behalf of the CFLAA Board of Directors:
The CFLAA Board of Directors has unanimously agreed to distribute to CFLAA Members the following court-approved Legal Notice of Discontinuance of the CFL Class Action Lawsuit[AB1] . This distribution to CFLAA Members is done both neutrally and voluntarily.
The notice is not the CFLAA’s document; we have only been asked to help distribute it to former players in our membership.
Below is an excerpt from the NOTICE OF DISCONTINUATION. Please read the attached document for details, including contact information for the lawyers handling this.
**EXCERPT**
YOU HAVE THE OPTION TO MAKE A CLAIM FOR CONCUSSION-RELATED INJURY THROUGH AN ARBITRATION PROCESS BY APRIL 30, 2024
The CFL Defendants (the league, its teams, and former commissioner Mark Cohon) have agreed to a labour arbitration process whereby Former Players alleging a concussion-related injury as of October 31, 2023, can seek to file a claim (known as a “Grievance” within the arbitration process). The arbitration process will be governed by the applicable CBA as follows:
- For claims that arise pre-May 2019 the 2014-2019 CBA will apply; and
- For claims that arise after May 2019, the subsequent CBA will apply.
The deadline for Former Players to file a grievance for known or suspected concussion-related injury impacts is April 30, 2024.
Former Players may contact the following sources for further information in respect of their options to file a grievance:
- A group concussion-related grievance was filed by the CFL Player’s Association (“CFLPA”) on March 18, 2018 (the “Group Grievance”). Should you wish to speak with and/or be represented by the CFLPA, they may be able to represent you within this Group Grievance. You may contact the CFLPA at admin@cflpa.com. The CFLPA has advised that they will also consider requests for it to file individual grievances on behalf of individual members; OR
- Robyn Wishart of Wishart Brian & Spine Law has also initiated grievances on behalf of Former Players. Ms. Wishart is a personal injury lawyer and was involved in the class action, as well as a parallel proceeding commenced in British Columbia by Mr. Arland Bruce. Ms. Wishart can be reached at: Toll free at 1-855-947-4278, or e-mail at rlw@wishlaw.ca; OR
- You may also retain your own lawyer to initiate a grievance on your behalf.
MORE INFORMATION
For more information about the discontinued class action please visit www.foremancompany.com/CFL or contact:
Foreman & Company: Toll free at 1-855-814-4575 ext. 107 or e-mail at classactions@foremancompany.com; or
Camp Fiorante Matthews Mogerman LLP: Toll-free at 1-800-689-2322 or e-mail at info@cfmlawyers.ca.
Click the link for further information – https://www.foremancompany.com/cfl
**END EXCERPT**
DISCLAIMER
The CFLAA and its Officers and Directors, are not involved in any of the legal proceedings described in the Legal Notice and had no role in preparing the document. The CFLAA has been asked by the lawyers involved to share the Legal Notice with the membership. The CFLAA and its Officers and Directors take no position with respect to the information described within the Legal Notice and do not make any endorsements, representations, or warranties of any kind in respect of it.
Please do not contact the CFLAA with questions about the contents of the Legal Notice or any related matters as we are not able to answer or assist.
If you should have any questions or concerns regarding the subject matter of the foregoing Legal Notice, contact the Law Firms indicated under the heading: MORE INFORMATION. Do NOT contact the CFLAA.
The information contained in the foregoing Legal Notice is for general information purposes only. Therefore, any reliance on such information is strictly at your own risk.
Notice of Discontinuance Information
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