Ex-NFLer, A Survivor Contestant, Sued For Workers’ Comp Fraud
Tuesday, May 8th, 2018 Fraud Workers' CompensationA former NFL player must face an insurance fraud lawsuit, an appeals court has ruled. The Ninth US Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed the dismissal of a lawsuit against former NFL defensive tackle and Survivor contestant John Broward “Brad” Culpepper, who is currently a Florida personal injury attorney. Culpepper filed a claim for injuries that were supposedly incurred in 2000 while playing six games in Los Angeles for the Chicago Bears, according to the Metropolitan News-Enterprise, a Los Angeles newspaper. It was determined that Culpepper was 89% disabled, and the Bears’ insurer, TIG Insurance Company, approved a $175,000 settlement.
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https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/us/news/workers-comp/exnfl-star-to-face-insurance-fraud-lawsuit-99840.aspx
