May 03, 2019
The Third Circuit has drawn a clear line on a judge's authority to void settlement "advance" contracts with players in the NFL concussion settlement, but the decision will likely only fire up another round of legal wrangling about the controversial deals.
April 26, 2019
The Third Circuit in a precedential opinion Friday ruled that a Pennsylvania federal judge overstepped her bounds in voiding all cash advance agreements between class members in the NFL's landmark 2015 concussion suit and litigation funding companies.
January 23, 2019
Litigation funding companies laying claim to NFL concussion class settlement money urged the Third Circuit to overturn a Pennsylvania federal judge's ruling that the class deal barred their stake in the proceeds, arguing Wednesday that the district court overstepped its bounds because the companies aren't even parties in the case.