NFL Alleges False Claims In Concussion Settlement, Wants Probe

The NFL has "asked a federal judge to appoint a special investigator to probe what it describes as a widespread fraud that has resulted in hundreds of millions of dollars in false claims to a fund meant to compensate former players for head injuries." The motion "alleges fraudulent schemes by doctors, lawyers and players to illicitly tap the uncapped fund, which is potentially valued around" $1B. The NFL has "so far funded more than" $227M in claims. The motion says that an independent administrator in the case has "recommended that more than 400 claims be rejected because of fraud." That "amounts to 23% of the total claims submitted and has a potential value of hundreds of millions of dollars based on the claims already awarded" (WSJ.com, 4/13).