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

  1. March 23, 2018

    Uncapped Nature Of NFL Concussion Deal Causing Hiccups

    One law firm in the NFL concussion deal raised potentially troubling questions over the league's alleged "scorched earth" strategy against claimants' payout requests and over class counsel's failure to stop it, but experts say it may take time to balance the competing interests in implementing the massive settlement caused by its not having a monetary cap.

  2. March 21, 2018

    Locks Law Asks To Guide NFL Head Injury Claims Process

    Locks Law Firm on Tuesday accused the NFL of using "obstructionist tactics" to limit or delay payouts to former players in the concussion litigation in Pennsylvania federal court, arguing it should be given the responsibility of guiding them through the claims process.

  3. March 02, 2018

    NFL, Class Attys Hash Out Concussion Deal's Pros And Cons

    Lawyers on both sides of the NFL concussion case on Friday defended U.S. District Judge Anita Brody's handling of the case as a class action moving it toward an uncapped settlement, saying they believed it was the most reasonable option despite vociferous objections to the deal.

  4. February 27, 2018

    NFL, Players Want Expert Booted From Concussion Program

    Attorneys representing both the National Football League and former players in multidistrict litigation over brain injuries sustained during the players' NFL careers urged a Pennsylvania federal judge Tuesday to replace a neurologist on the settlement's expert panel with two others, saying they agreed on the switch.

  5. February 21, 2018

    Finance Cos. Told To Stop Contacting Ex-NFL Players

    The Pennsylvania federal judge overseeing the uncapped concussion settlement on Tuesday ordered a group of related financial firms to stop contacting former National Football League players following allegations from class counsel that the firms are pressuring players to hand over their retirement accounts.

  6. January 22, 2018

    Riddell Slams Hundreds Of Remand Bids In Concussion MDL

    Football players who took their concussion claims against Riddell and the National Football League to federal court can't backtrack and send their cases to state court, the helmet maker argued Friday, urging a Pennsylvania federal court to deny the nearly 700 remand motions before it.

  7. January 19, 2018

    Expert Ups Suggested Fee Cap In NFL Concussion Deal

    A court-appointed expert brought in to address several questions surrounding attorneys' fees in the uncapped NFL concussion settlement updated his recommendations on Friday, telling a Pennsylvania federal court that additional information from class counsel convinced him to raise the cap from 15 percent to 22 percent.

  8. January 03, 2018

    NFLers' Attys Seek Changes To Concussion Deal Fee Payouts

    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.

  9. December 20, 2017

    NFL Concussion Suit Fee Expert Must Be Deposed, Court Told

    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.

  10. December 12, 2017

    Expert Urges Contingency Fee Cap In NFL Concussion Deal

    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.