Among other medications, the former Holy Cross football coach was given Neurontin, an epilepsy treatment widely prescribed for everything from pain relief to insomnia to depression.

Allen will appear as a named complainant in a proposed class- action suit against Pfizer Inc., the manufacturer of [Neurontin], the Herald has learned.

Last May, Pfizer paid $240 million in criminal fines as part of a $430 million settlement for illegally promoting so-called "off- label" uses for Neurontin.