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Widow's lawsuit against NFL settled – heatstroke death case leads to heat-illness prevention program

I was glad to hear that the lawsuit filed by the widow of Viking lineman Korey Stringer was finally settled. Mrs. Stringer sued the NFL after her husband died of heatstroke during training camp in 2001. (See Sports Illustrated 7/29/02.) The athlete’s widow alleged the league had not done enough to protect players from heat…

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