NCAA College-Athlete Injuries

ARE YOU AFFECTED?

Our law firm is investigating the rights of hard-working college-athletes who were injured during their time at NCAA-affiliated colleges and universities. You may be entitled to reimbursement for your medical bills, if you: 

1. Played college sports for an NCAA-member college or university;
2. Were injured, including concussions, and other impact-related breaks, strains or sprains, as well as long-term injuries like arthritis, during in-season, pre-season, or post-season gameplay, practice, or strength training and conditioning workouts (ex: if your doctor ever said you may need surgery in the future); and
3. Paid for, pay for, or will pay for medical bills and expenses, including monthly insurance premiums or other out-of-pocket costs.

Our legal team includes former NCAA college-athletes. Hagens Berman has achieved multiple monumental settlements against the NCAA in class-action lawsuits on behalf of college-athletes pertaining to concussions, grant-in-aid scholarships and likenesses in EA's popular video game series. We're investigating taking on the NCAA for college-athletes again.

NCAA COLLEGE-ATHLETE MEDICAL EXPENSES EXPLAINED

Every year, thousands of college-athletes sustain brutal injuries while playing sports, representing their college or university in NCAA-sanctioned matches and tournaments across dozens of sports. College-athletes earn millions for the coaches and schools they represent, and for the NCAA, and yet they are often left to pay for their own insurance premiums and/or their own medical bills for injuries sustained during play or practice. In college football alone, there are more than 20,000 injuries a year, including more than 4,000 knee injuries and 1,000 spinal injuries.

In no uncertain terms, these medical expenses can ruin the lives of college-athletes.

While the NCAA continues to promise that it upholds college-athletes' rights and prioritizes their needs, many are left to pay for life-altering injuries both physically and monetarily, sacked with bills they cannot afford to pay.

College-athletes' futures also depend on their health. Without able bodies, their performance suffers. They miss scholarship opportunities. They may be robbed of their athletic futures. The NCAA for years has devised and implemented tactics to keep power out of the hands of college-athletes. We think it's time for that to change.

YOUR COLLEGE-ATHLETE RIGHTS

Hagens Berman believes college-athletes deserve more from the NCAA. Thousands of hard-working athletes are subjected to repeated injuries and left to pay out-of-pocket sums that leave them devastated, on top of their physical wounds. The NCAA should be held accountable, and we think those affected by this systemic issue should receive immediate help. We want to hold the NCAA accountable for you and your teammates.

TOP COLLEGE SPORTS LITIGATION FIRM

Hagens Berman has a proven track record of successfully bringing lawsuits against the NCAA on behalf of college-athletes. Our firm recently achieved a $209 million settlement against the NCAA on behalf of current and former D1 athletes who were robbed of the full grant-in-aid athletic scholarships they should have received. Our firm's lawsuit has paved the way for massive changes to the NCAA's treatment of college-athletes, and we believe this is yet another area that must undergo intense change for the sake of athletes.

Our firm also brought another class-action case against the NCAA involving concussions. In that matter, our firm successfully established renewed return-to-play guidelines and a medical monitoring fund to offer college-athletes screening and support for head injuries sustained during play and practice, in a settlement valued at $70 million.

Hagens Berman also represented college-athletes whose images and likenesses were depicted in Electronic Art's NCAA series of video games, achieving a combined $60 million settlement with defendants on behalf of that class of college-athletes. Your claim will be handled by attorneys experienced in representing college-athletes in sports law.

NO COST TO YOU

There is no out-of-pocket cost or fee to join this case. In the event Hagens Berman or any other firm obtains a settlement that provides benefits to class members, the court will determine and award reasonable fees and costs to the class’s legal team.