Ten former players sue NFL's benefits plan
National Football League Players (NFL) have sued the league's benefits plan, board of trustees and Commissioner Roger Goodell as part of a class action lawsuit filed in federal court on Thursday.The complaint, which was filed in the U.S. District Court for Maryland, accuses the defendants of a "disturbing pattern of erroneous and arbitrary benefits denials, bad faith contract misinterpretations, and other unscrupulous tactics" as a way to wrongfully deny disability claims.The lawsuit also says neutral doctors hired by the plan to evaluate players' injuries were given additional cases if they denied more claims, with the goal of limiting benefit payments to the very players for whom the plan was designed.Both the NFL and NFL Players Association did not immediately respond when asked to comment on the lawsuit.
