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A Pennsylvania federal court judge has issued an order allowing claims to proceed against football helmet maker Riddell Inc., in the National Football League (NFL) concussion injuries litigation. A total of 95 personal injury claims against Riddell have been included in the multidistrict action against the NFL over athlete concussions.

Riddell advertised and marketed its brand of helmets as reducing head injuries and sports concussions by 31 percent. Complaints allege that the football helmet maker “failed to warn players of the substantial dangers and risk of long-term brain damage from repeated head injuries even while wearing the helmets and that the defendants are liable for making potential defects with the helmets and their design,” as reported by Law360.

Repeated head trauma from rough play in aggressive sports like football can potentially lead to certain degenerative brain conditions like dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, and Parkinson’s disease.

The case is In re: National Football League Players’ Concussion Injury Litigation, case number 2:12-md-02323, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.