from KSTP,

Federal Judge Susan Richard Nelson told lawyers for the National Hockey League and ex-players who had been part of a concussion lawsuit that she had a plan to move forward Thursday, suggesting a "bellwether case."

Back in July, Nelson ruled that the concussion lawsuit would not be certified as a class-action because with more than 150 former players, including more than a dozen Minnesotans, "resolving these claims in a single class-action would present significant case management difficulties."

Nelson told lawyers Thursday morning they could either remand the cases back to the courts where they were filed or pursue another option that she said would benefit both sides.

"I've taken a hard look. There is a path forward for a bellwether case," Nelson said in the St. Paul courtroom.

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