Journal of Law and Health Volume 33 Issue 1 Article 5 12-1-2019 Concussions and Contracts: The National Football League's Limitations to Protecting Its Players from Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy Julia Wolpert California Western School of Law Follow this and additional works at: https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/jlh Part of the Entertainment, Arts, and Sports Law Commons, Health Law and Policy Commons, Insurance Law Commons, and the Science and Technology Law Commons How does access to this work benefit ou?y Let us know! Recommended Citation Julia Wolpert, Concussions and Contracts: The National Football League's Limitations to Protecting Its Players from Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, 33 J.L. & Health 1 (2019) available at https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/jlh/vol33/iss1/5 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Journals at EngagedScholarship@CSU. It has been accepted for inclusion in Journal of Law and Health by an authorized editor of EngagedScholarship@CSU. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. CONCUSSIONS AND CONTRACTS: THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE’S LIMITATIONS TO PROTECTING ITS PLAYERS FROM CHRONIC TRAUMATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY JULIA WOLPERT, CALIFORNIA WESTERN SCHOOL OF LAW I. INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................. 1 II. THE REPERCUSSIONS OF PLAYING FOOTBALL: CHRONIC TRAUMATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY ....................................................................................................... 2 A. The Mortality