Legal Issues Relating to Football Head Injuries (Part I & Ii)
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LEGAL ISSUES RELATING TO FOOTBALL HEAD INJURIES (PART I & II) HEARINGS BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDRED ELEVENTH CONGRESS FIRST AND SECOND SESSIONS OCTOBER 28, 2009 AND JANUARY 4, 2010 Serial No. 111–82 Printed for the use of the Committee on the Judiciary ( Available via the World Wide Web: http://judiciary.house.gov VerDate Aug 31 2005 12:53 May 27, 2010 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6011 Sfmt 6011 H:\WORK\FULL\102809\53092.000 HJUD1 PsN: DOUGA LEGAL ISSUES RELATING TO FOOTBALL HEAD INJURIES (PART I & II) VerDate Aug 31 2005 12:53 May 27, 2010 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6019 Sfmt 6019 H:\WORK\FULL\102809\53092.000 HJUD1 PsN: DOUGA LEGAL ISSUES RELATING TO FOOTBALL HEAD INJURIES (PART I & II) HEARINGS BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDRED ELEVENTH CONGRESS FIRST AND SECOND SESSIONS OCTOBER 28, 2009 AND JANUARY 4, 2010 Serial No. 111–82 Printed for the use of the Committee on the Judiciary ( Available via the World Wide Web: http://judiciary.house.gov U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 53–092 PDF WASHINGTON : 2010 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office Internet: bookstore.gpo.gov Phone: toll free (866) 512–1800; DC area (202) 512–1800 Fax: (202) 512–2104 Mail: Stop IDCC, Washington, DC 20402–0001 VerDate Aug 31 2005 12:53 May 27, 2010 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 5011 Sfmt 5011 H:\WORK\FULL\102809\53092.000 HJUD1 PsN: DOUGA COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY JOHN CONYERS, JR., Michigan, Chairman HOWARD L. BERMAN, California LAMAR SMITH, Texas RICK BOUCHER, Virginia F. JAMES SENSENBRENNER, JR., JERROLD NADLER, New York Wisconsin ROBERT C. ‘‘BOBBY’’ SCOTT, Virginia HOWARD COBLE, North Carolina MELVIN L. WATT, North Carolina ELTON GALLEGLY, California ZOE LOFGREN, California BOB GOODLATTE, Virginia SHEILA JACKSON LEE, Texas DANIEL E. LUNGREN, California MAXINE WATERS, California DARRELL E. ISSA, California WILLIAM D. DELAHUNT, Massachusetts J. RANDY FORBES, Virginia ROBERT WEXLER, Florida STEVE KING, Iowa STEVE COHEN, Tennessee TRENT FRANKS, Arizona HENRY C. ‘‘HANK’’ JOHNSON, JR., LOUIE GOHMERT, Texas Georgia JIM JORDAN, Ohio PEDRO PIERLUISI, Puerto Rico TED POE, Texas MIKE QUIGLEY, Illinois JASON CHAFFETZ, Utah JUDY CHU, California TOM ROONEY, Florida LUIS V. GUTIERREZ, Illinois GREGG HARPER, Mississippi TAMMY BALDWIN, Wisconsin CHARLES A. GONZALEZ, Texas ANTHONY D. WEINER, New York ADAM B. SCHIFF, California LINDA T. SA´ NCHEZ, California DEBBIE WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Florida DANIEL MAFFEI, New York PERRY APELBAUM, Majority Staff Director and Chief Counsel SEAN MCLAUGHLIN, Minority Chief of Staff and General Counsel (II) VerDate Aug 31 2005 12:53 May 27, 2010 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 H:\WORK\FULL\102809\53092.000 HJUD1 PsN: DOUGA C O N T E N T S Page HEARING DATES Wednesday, October 28, 2009 LEGAL ISSUES RELATING TO FOOTBALL HEAD INJURIES (PART I) ...................... 1 Monday, January 4, 2010 LEGAL ISSUES RELATING TO FOOTBALL HEAD INJURIES (PART II) .................... 265 (PART I) OCTOBER 28, 2009 OPENING STATEMENTS The Honorable John Conyers, Jr., a Representative in Congress from the State of Michigan, and Chairman, Committee on the Judiciary ..................... 1 The Honorable Lamar Smith, a Representative in Congress from the State of Texas, and Ranking Member, Committee on the Judiciary ......................... 3 The Honorable Tammy Baldwin, a Representative in Congress from the State of Wisconsin, and Member, Committee on the Judiciary ................................. 5 The Honorable Daniel E. Lungren, a Representative in Congress from the State of California, and Member, Committee on the Judiciary ....................... 16 The Honorable Mike Quigley, a Representative in Congress from the State of Illinois, and Member, Committee on the Judiciary ....................................... 17 The Honorable Darrell Issa, a Representative in Congress from the State of California, and Member, Committee on the Judiciary ................................. 18 The Honorable Henry C. ‘‘Hank’’ Johnson, a Representative in Congress from the State of Georgia, and Member, Committee on the Judiciary ..................... 18 The Honorable Bob Goodlatte, a Representative in Congress from the State of Virginia, and Member, Committee on the Judiciary .................................... 19 WITNESSES The Honorable Bill Pascrell, a Representative in Congress from the State of New Jersey Oral Testimony ..................................................................................................... 20 Prepared Statement ............................................................................................. 26 Mr. Roger Goodell, Commissioner, National Football League Oral Testimony ..................................................................................................... 29 Prepared Statement ............................................................................................. 31 Mr. DeMaurice Smith, Executive Director, NFL Players Association Oral Testimony ..................................................................................................... 37 Prepared Statement ............................................................................................. 39 Dr. Gay Culverhouse, Ed.D., former President, Tampa Bay Buccaneers Oral Testimony ..................................................................................................... 44 Prepared Statement ............................................................................................. 46 Dr. Andrew M. Tucker, M.D., Member, NFL Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Committee and Team Physician, Baltimore Ravens Oral Testimony ..................................................................................................... 59 Prepared Statement ............................................................................................. 62 Dr. Robert C. Cantu, M.D., Chief of Neurosurgery Service, and Director, Sports Medicine, Emerson Hospital, Concord, MA Oral Testimony ..................................................................................................... 66 Prepared Statement ............................................................................................. 68 (III) VerDate Aug 31 2005 12:53 May 27, 2010 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 H:\WORK\FULL\102809\53092.000 HJUD1 PsN: DOUGA IV Page Dr. David R. Weir, Ph.D., Lead Author, NFL Player Care Foundation Study of Retired NFL Players Oral Testimony ..................................................................................................... 72 Prepared Statement ............................................................................................. 74 Mr. George Martin, Executive Director, NFL Alumni Association Oral Testimony ..................................................................................................... 77 Prepared Statement ............................................................................................. 79 Mr. Merril Hoge, Retired NFL Player Oral Testimony ..................................................................................................... 82 Prepared Statement ............................................................................................. 84 Dr. Eleanor M. Perfetto, Ph.D., M.S., wife of Ralph Wenzel, former NFL Player Oral Testimony ..................................................................................................... 120 Prepared Statement ............................................................................................. 122 Mr. Tiki Barber, Retired NFL Player Oral Testimony ..................................................................................................... 126 Mr. Dick Benson, High School Football Safety Advocate Oral Testimony ..................................................................................................... 127 Prepared Statement ............................................................................................. 129 Mr. Christopher Nowinski, Co-Director, Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy, Boston University School of Medicine Oral Testimony ..................................................................................................... 133 Prepared Statement ............................................................................................. 139 Dr. Ann C. McKee, M.D., Associate Professor, Neurology and Pathology, Bos- ton University School of Medicine Oral Testimony ..................................................................................................... 153 Prepared Statement ............................................................................................. 156 Dr. Joseph Maroon, M.D., Vice Chair, Department of Neurosurgery, Univer- sity of Pittsburgh Oral Testimony ..................................................................................................... 196 Prepared Statement ............................................................................................. 198 Dr. Julian Bailes, M.D., Chairman, Department of Neurosurgery, West Vir- ginia University School of Medicine Oral Testimony ..................................................................................................... 211 Prepared Statement ............................................................................................. 214 Dr. Joel Morgenlander, M.D., Professor of Neurology, Duke