EPISODE · Nov 19, 2021 · 13 MIN
How 'race-norming' became part of the NFL's concussion settlement process
from The Week in Philly from KYW Newsradio · host Audacy
That NFL Concussion settlement has been in the news for years since it was agreed upon, but recently there was a new chapter where we learned about an alarming concept that was being used in deciding who got paid and who didn’t or how much. It’s called race-norming. We wanted to talk about what it is and how it works and how something like it could still be around so we asked Ken Jacobsen, Practice Professor of Law at Temple University's Beasley School of Law to come on the podcast and explain what happened.
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That NFL Concussion settlement has been in the news for years since it was agreed upon, but recently there was a new chapter where we learned about an alarming concept that was being used in deciding who got paid and who didn’t or how much. It’s called race-norming. We wanted to talk about what it is and how it works and how something like it could still be around so we asked Ken Jacobsen, Practice Professor of Law at Temple University's Beasley School of Law to come on the podcast and explain what happened.
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How 'race-norming' became part of the NFL's concussion settlement process
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