May 08, 2018
A third-party claims funder asked a Pennsylvania federal court on Tuesday to allow arbitration proceedings against a former National Football League player who is refusing to repay an advance of a portion of his potential recovery from an uncapped settlement in multidistrict litigation over brain injuries.
May 03, 2018
Attorneys for a class of ex-NFL players urged a Pennsylvania federal court Wednesday to reconsider class counsel's recent $112.5 million fees award in multidistrict litigation over brain injuries that now-retired players sustained during their NFL careers, arguing the award was granted too soon.
May 03, 2018
A Pennsylvania federal judge overseeing multidistrict litigation over brain injuries sustained by retired players during their NFL careers issued a temporary restraining order Wednesday against a third-party claims funder that took a player to arbitration for failing to repay a loan.
April 27, 2018
The fight over the NFL's bid to appoint a special investigator of fraud in the $1 billion concussion settlement began heating up Friday, as firms representing players lined up on opposing sides of the proposal and newly obtained documents revealed just how bitter the disagreements among plaintiffs' attorneys have become.
April 24, 2018
A group of four law firms representing players in the landmark $1 billion NFL concussion settlement has stepped up attacks against the program's claims administrator, accusing it of a "Machiavellian strategy" to delay desperately needed payouts for players by "falsely accusing" the attorneys of fraud.
April 18, 2018
Locks Law Firm will not take over for players in the NFL concussion settlement, a Pennsylvania federal court ruled Wednesday, dealing a blow to the upstart firm and ensuring that Seeger Weiss LLP will retain its leadership role as the massive program enters a new phase.
April 16, 2018
One of the NFL concussion settlement's lead attorneys, Chris Seeger of Seeger Weiss LLP, on Friday accused Locks Law Firm, which is seeking more authority in its administration, of "Monday morning quarterbacking" by raising meritless complaints that are already being dealt with or are simply at odds with its terms.
April 16, 2018
The National Football League told a Pennsylvania federal judge during oral arguments Monday that a string of collective bargaining agreements preempted claims being brought by players who opted out of a bottomless settlement deal aimed at resolving litigation over head injuries.
April 13, 2018
The National Football League wants a special investigator to look into "widespread fraud" allegedly "clogging the system" of the landmark $1 billion concussion settlement and preventing truly injured players from getting paid, a request that comes just weeks after an upstart law firm blamed the league for causing the "interminable delays."
April 09, 2018
Lead class attorneys led by Seeger Weiss LLP and Anapol Weiss are set to collect at least $107 million in fees from the potentially billion-dollar National Football League concussion litigation after a court ruling last week, raising concerns over the continued administration of the settlement amid complaints that the claims process has become too complicated.