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Courthouse News Service
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Athlete wrongful death

CHICAGO — The family of deceased former Chicago Blackhawks player Steve Montador sued the National Hockey League in Cook County court, claiming it encouraged Montador to get into fist fights on the ice before he died of advanced brain damage in 2015.

Click here to read the complaint.  

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