There are reports suggesting that the NHL concussion
lawsuit has resulted in the recruitment of over 200 new players to the
litigation. These players would join ex-players like Rick Vaive, Gary Leeman
and a fella named Morris Titanic (perhaps the best name ever).
While that’s how it may look, that is in fact not the
case. It is a far more likely scenario that the majority of these players
signed retainers some time ago indicating that they would participate. However,
they were not named along with the 10 plaintiffs simply because in a class
action lawsuit, lawyers only need to name a handful of plaintiffs who operate
as representatives of the entire class.
So it's an incorrect assumption that the filing of the
lawsuit resulted in the recruitment of new NHL players. The names of the other
unnamed hockey players will be made available in the near future – but just not
right now.
All that aside, the filing of the lawsuit will
undoubtedly be used as a tool to inspire others to join. In fact, if you’re a
player and want to join, you need only go to the plaintiffs' law firm website
and click on “Sign
up to be part of the NHL Concussion Lawsuit”.