Monday, February 8th, 2010
On Monday, February 1st, 2010, Dr. Bennet Omalu spoke before House Judiciary Committee members at a forum in Houston, TX with regard to “Head and Other Injuries in Youth, High School, College, and Professional Football.” Below are his written remarks. You can also download it here.
Bennet Omalu, Brain Injury Research Institute
Good afternoon Chairman Conyers, Ranking Member [...]
Friday, January 8th, 2010
On January 4, 2010 Dr. Bennet Omalu testified before the House Judiciary Committee members at a field hearing in Detroit, Michigan with regard to “Legal Issues Relating to Football Head Injuries, Part II.” Below is his written testimony. You can also download it here.
MIKE WEBSTER, THE FATHER OF CHRONIC TRAUMATIC ENCEPHALOPAHTY [CTE]
Good afternoon Chairman Conyers, Ranking Member Smith, and members of [...]
Tuesday, November 24th, 2009
On October 28, 2009 Dr. Julian Bailes testified before Congress with regard to “Legal Issues Relating to Football Head Injuries.” Below is his full testimony. You can also download it here.
Good afternoon Chairman Conyers, Ranking Member Smith, and members of the Committee.
I come to you today with the following background: a former football player-10 years [...]
Friday, October 30th, 2009
Following is the AP story about this week’s House Judiciary Committee hearings on brain injuries in the NFL:
Goodell defends NFL’s handling of head injuries
Frederic Frommer and Howard Fendrich
Associated Press
October 29, 2009
WASHINGTON — After testifying for several hours on Capitol Hill and defending how the NFL handles current and retired players with head injuries, commissioner Roger [...]
Wednesday, October 28th, 2009
HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE HEARING CALLS ATTENTION TO LONG-TERM EFFECTS OF HEAD INJURY AMONG NFL PLAYERS
Co-Founder of the Brain Injury Research Institute Testifies Before Congress, Describes Scientific Evidence Showing Irrefutable Link Between Head Injury and Long-Term Brain Disease
Washington, D.C. – October 28, 2009 – The House Judiciary Committee today called upon national experts and stakeholders in [...]
Tuesday, October 27th, 2009
The House Judiciary Committee is holding congressional hearings concerning head injuries in the National Football League.
Members of the Brain Injury Research Institute, among other experts, NFL staff and former players, have been asked to testify in Washington, DC on Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at 10 a.m.
The New York Times today published two interesting articles. The [...]