MDL-2323 IN RE: NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE PLAYERS' CONCUSSION INJURY LITIGATION

  1. May 31, 2018

    Seeger Weiss Says Don't Delay $85.6M Atty Fees In NFL Deal

    Seeger Weiss LLP on Thursday asked a Pennsylvania federal judge to reject a motion to stay the payment of $85.6 million in fees to it and other NFL concussion suit class counsel while objectors seek to overturn the fee order, saying their arguments "have no likelihood of success."

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. 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.

  8. 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.

  9. 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.

  10. 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.