The AFL is defending two class actions and a separate matter brought by former Western Bulldogs player Liam Picken regarding concussion management.The AFL is defending two class actions and a separate matter brought by former Western Bulldogs player Liam Picken regarding concussion management.faces years of litigation over allegations of historical negligence in its management of concussion, a hearing in the Victorian supreme court was told on Thursday.
The barrister acting for the Rooke class action, Tim Tobin, agreed with Keogh’s suggestion that the matter is “something like 12 months from trial”. On Thursday morning, 15 lawyers representing plaintiffs, clubs and the AFL debated next steps for the complicated array of claims. In the gallery was the AFL’s general counsel, Stephen Meade, who was in regular conversation with his legal team.
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