Former CFL Player Awarded $25,000 in Damages After Concussion with B.C. Lions

Former CFL player awarded $25,000 in damages after concussion with B.C. Lions

Former CFL player Arland Bruce III was awarded $25,000 in damages by an arbitrator earlier this month after suffering a concussion in a 2012 game.

Arbitrator awards former CFL player Bruce $25,000 - Calgary

Former CFL player Arland Bruce III was awarded $25,000 in damages by an arbitrator earlier this month after suffering a concussion in a 2012 game.

Arbitrator awards former CFL player Bruce $25,000 in damages

Former CFL player Arland Bruce III was awarded $25,000 in damages by an arbitrator earlier this month after suffering a concussion in a 2012 game.

Arbitrator awards former CFL player $25,000 in damages

Former CFL player Arland Bruce III was awarded $25,000 in damages by an arbitrator earlier this month after suffering a concussion in a 2012 game. The amount is significantly lower than the $310,000 Bruce had been seeking. In a May 6 decision, arbitrator Allen Ponak ruled both the B.C. Lions and Montreal Alouettes committed three breaches of the collective agreement related to concussion management. However, Ponak said that no previous arbitrati…