Former Knight McManus misses out on NRL concussion compensation

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Former Newcastle Knights winger James McManus walks away empty-handed in his $1 million concussion claim against the NRL club.

James McManus's $1 million concussion claim against Newcastle has ended without any compensation after the case was resolved in the NRL club's favour.Former NRL winger James McManus's legal case against Newcastle has been settled prior to hearing in favour of the club

"The claim brought by James McManus against the Newcastle Knights, which was managed by the NRL, has been finalised with the NSW Supreme Court ordering judgment for the Knights," an NRL statement read."The NRL was confident in its defence of the claim under the Civil Liability Act and we are pleased that the matter could be resolved without further cost and expense for all parties.

It prompted his legal team to claim he had missed out on more than $700,000 in wages that would have come later in his career, as well as claims for other medical costs. ''He also contends that he should have been warned of the risks of playing when concussed or doing so when recovering from concussion but that he was not," Justice Harrison said at the time.

 

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Is it a rule that players must wear all PPE made available to them to be under consideration for any future injury claims? Headgear for example?

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