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

  1. November 16, 2020

    Magistrate Judge Says Ex-NFL Player Should Pay Atty Fees

    A Pennsylvania federal magistrate judge has recommended that former Dallas Cowboys safety Michael Downs pay a portion of his award in an ongoing concussion class action involving NFL players to his former attorneys at Langfitt Garner PLLC.

  2. October 13, 2020

    Ex-NFL Player Resists Giving Fees To Atty Accused Of Fraud

    An ex-NFL linebacker urged a Pennsylvania federal judge Tuesday to reject a magistrate judge's recommendation that his former attorney, who recently paid nearly $400,000 to settle claims that he defrauded former football players he represented out of millions, was entitled to a 13.2% cut of the linebacker's concussion settlement award.

  3. September 29, 2020

    NFL Concussion Atty To Pay $386K To End SEC Fraud Claims

    Florida attorney Tim Howard agreed to pay nearly $400,000 as part of a consent agreement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in a suit alleging he and others defrauded former NFL players he was representing in the NFL concussion settlement — allegations previously detailed in a lengthy Law360 investigation.

  4. July 30, 2020

    Ex-NFLers Blast Seeger Weiss For Concussion Holdback Fees

    Retired NFL players and law firms active in the historic concussion settlement are raising alarms over Seeger Weiss LLP's request to levy a 5% fee on injured players' payouts to fund its future work on the case, calling it a cynical cash grab that's unsupported by facts.

  5. March 05, 2020

    Penn Prof Added To Special Masters In NFL Head Injury Deal

    The Pennsylvania federal judge handling the NFL concussion settlement appointed a University of Pennsylvania law professor as a third special master Thursday to help oversee the deal and hear appeals from former players denied awards.

  6. March 02, 2020

    Seeger Weiss Defends Latest Concussion Deal Fee Request

    Seeger Weiss LLP fired back on Monday against an objection to its latest $1.2 million fee request in the NFL concussion settlement.

  7. February 27, 2020

    Controversial Concussion Deal Redo Bid Teed Up For Ruling

    A retired NFL player who's been fighting for months to reverse the denial of his $1.5 million claim in the concussion settlement has again blasted the league for mischaracterizing his arguments, setting the stage for a ruling in the closely watched episode.

  8. February 20, 2020

    Seeger Weiss Bashed For 'Excessive' Fee In Concussion Deal

    A handful of law firms have again objected to Seeger Weiss LLP's latest $1.2 million fee request in the NFL concussion settlement, accusing the sole remaining class counsel firm of "burning through" a multimillion-dollar compensation fund at an alarming rate with "excessive" hourly fees.

  9. February 18, 2020

    NFL Battles Controversial Redo Request In Concussion Deal

    The NFL is again blasting a retired player's request for a do-over after his concussion settlement claim was denied, reiterating arguments that the closely watched episode had deep procedural flaws and was a "waste of judicial resources."

  10. January 23, 2020

    Seeger Weiss To Spend $5M Of Concussion Education Fund

    Seeger Weiss LLP, which indirectly represents all 20,000 or so retired players covered by the landmark NFL concussion settlement, has unveiled a proposal to spend more than $5 million of the $10 million set aside by the settlement for educational purposes.