MDL-2323 IN RE: NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE PLAYERS' CONCUSSION INJURY LITIGATION
Case Number:
2:12-md-02323
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Nature of Suit:
Multi Party Litigation:
Class Action, Multi-district Litigation
Judge:
Firms
- Acosta & Associates
- Berkowitz & Hanna
- BrownGreer PLC
- Collins & Truett
- Dugan Law Firm
- Giddens Law Firm
- Hangley Aronchick
- Kairys Rudovsky
- Locks Law Firm
- Lorentz Law Firm
- Moirano Gorman
- MoloLamken
- Paul Weiss
- Pope McGlamry
- Robins Cloud
- Sanders Warren
- Steckler Wayne
- Welsh & Recker
- Wilkinson Stekloff
- Zuckerman Spaeder
Companies
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May 30, 2018
NFL Asks For Investigator To Probe Concussion Claim Fraud
An attorney for the National Football League urged a Pennsylvania federal judge during a hearing on Wednesday to name a special investigator to help sort through what he said was an "extraordinary number of potentially fraudulent claims" submitted against the NFL's billion-dollar concussion settlement.
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May 29, 2018
Firm Gets Pushback On 25% Fee Bid In NFL Concussion MDL
The estate of one of the lead plaintiffs in the NFL concussion litigation on Tuesday asked a Pennsylvania federal court to deny Podhurst Orseck PA's claim for 25 percent of its settlement payout, saying the firm has already been paid $6 million for its work as class counsel.
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May 24, 2018
Seeger Weiss Gets $52M Of $85M NFL Concussion Suit Fees
A Pennsylvania federal judge distributed more than $85 million in fees to the class attorneys in the NFL concussion suit Wednesday, including a nearly $52 million share for co-lead class counsel Seeger Weiss LLP.
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May 23, 2018
Ex-NFLer Dodges Arbitration Over $500K Settlement Advance
A Pennsylvania federal judge shut down an attempt by a third-party claims funder to initiate arbitration proceedings against a former NFL player who is expected to collect $3.5 million from a settlement in multidistrict litigation over brain injuries, ruling that the settlement agreement voided all third-party funding agreements.
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May 15, 2018
Riddell Says Ex-NFLers' Concussion Claims Covered By CBAs
Former NFL players who opted out of a settlement in multidistrict litigation over brain injuries should not be able to bring a lawsuit against helmet maker Riddell Inc., because their claims are covered by collective bargaining agreements, the company said Monday in Pennsylvania federal court.
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May 09, 2018
Court Asked To Force Investment Firms To Repay Ex-NFLers
Counsel for the class in the National Football League's uncapped concussion settlement Tuesday asked a Pennsylvania federal court for sanctions against a group of related financial firms they say have failed to account for funds invested by class members.
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May 08, 2018
Litigation Funder Tries To Recover Advance To NFL Player
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.
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May 03, 2018
Ex-NFL Attys Ask Judge To Rethink $112M Fees Order
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.
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May 03, 2018
Litigation Funder's Arbitration With Ex-NFLer Is Held Up
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.
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April 27, 2018
Fight Over NFL's Fraud Claims In Concussion Case Heats Up
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.