January 03, 2018
A law firm representing individual class members in the NFL concussion litigation urged a Pennsylvania federal judge and a fee expert to adjust findings related to an uncapped settlement between the football league and players, saying Wednesday that some cases deserve greater compensation.
December 20, 2017
A group of firms representing individual class members in the NFL concussion suit asked a Pennsylvania federal court on Tuesday to allow them to depose Harvard Law School professor William B. Rubenstein, telling the court that it's unfair to limit response to expert testimony that recommends capping the potential fee awards.
December 12, 2017
A court-appointed expert brought in to address several questions surrounding attorneys' fees payouts in the uncapped NFL concussion settlement recommended Monday that the Pennsylvania federal court overseeing the settlement should cap contingency fees for individual attorneys at 15 percent and scrap another request to set aside 5 percent of settlement awards to compensate future work in administering the settlement.
December 06, 2017
A Pennsylvania federal judge on Tuesday refused to reconsider his previous decision to approve a claims administrator's changes in the way a National Football League players' brain injury settlement was implemented.
November 17, 2017
A claims management service assisting former NFL players with a settlement in multidistrict litigation over brain injuries urged a Pennsylvania federal court Thursday to allow the ex-players to pay a portion of their awards to third-party lenders and claims services providers, saying the court lacks jurisdiction over the nonparties.
November 14, 2017
Former NFL players urged a Pennsylvania federal court on Monday to overturn, in light of new evidence, a claims administrator's changes to how claims are processed under a settlement agreement for brain injuries in multidistrict litigation.
November 03, 2017
A Pennsylvania federal judge Friday scolded former National Football League players for accusing the claims administrator, BrownGreer PLC, of missteps in its implementation of a 2015 settlement agreement from multidistrict litigation over football-related brain injuries, telling them to appeal the decisions and not to bring their grievances before the court.
October 16, 2017
Class counsel in multidistrict National Football League concussion litigation on Friday urged a Pennsylvania federal judge to rule that an uncapped settlement agreement prohibits players from assigning their payouts to a third party, hitting back at claims by a settlement advance firm accused of scamming NFL retirees with high-cost loans.
October 05, 2017
Attorneys for a class of ex-NFL players told a Pennsylvania federal judge on Wednesday that a challenge to their bid for $112.5 million in legal fees for work on multidistrict concussion litigation was based on out-of-date and inaccurate information about settlement payouts in the case.
September 26, 2017
The NFL asked a Pennsylvania federal court on Monday to toss the amended complaint filed by former players who opted out of an uncapped settlement agreement with the league in multidistrict concussion litigation, again arguing that the claims are covered in its collective bargaining agreements.