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

  1. December 16, 2019

    Embattled NFL Concussion Atty Wants Liens On 5 Players

    A lawyer who represented hundreds of players in the NFL concussion settlement — and was the subject of a Law360 investigation detailing claims that he stole millions from some of them — has now filed paperwork seeking 20% of five players' settlement awards.

  2. December 11, 2019

    Mediator Tapped To Handle Controversial Concussion Claims

    The federal judge overseeing the landmark NFL concussion settlement has appointed a mediator to handle claims for players who died before a 2006 cutoff date that's come under criticism because it prevents some players who contributed mightily to the settlement from being paid by it.

  3. November 14, 2019

    Ex-NFL Player Agrees To Pay $1.25M Concussion Deal Loan

    An ailing retired NFL player has agreed to pay litigation funder Thrivest $1.25 million to repay a $500,000 loan tied to the NFL concussion settlement, ending a yearslong legal battle and foreshadowing victory for Thrivest in more than 30 similar cases.

  4. October 22, 2019

    Ex-Super Bowl Winner Drops NFL Concussion Claims

    Former Chicago Bears and San Diego Chargers defensive back Shaun Gayle became the latest of the former NFL players who opted out of the league's landmark concussion class settlement to drop his claims, according to a filing Tuesday in the Pennsylvania federal court overseeing the massive litigation.

  5. October 17, 2019

    Ex-NFL Player Held In Contempt Over $475K Loan

    A Pennsylvania federal judge overseeing a concussion settlement ordered on Thursday that retired NFL player William E. White be held in contempt for not depositing $1.25 million in escrow to pay off a $475,000 loan, rejecting the former safety's assertions he's too broke to pay.

  6. September 27, 2019

    Concussion Settlement Judge Disputes Lit Funder's Claims

    The federal judge overseeing the NFL concussion settlement has responded to litigation funder Thrivest's claims she's ignoring a Third Circuit ruling that partially overturned an earlier decision of hers, defending her actions but nonetheless directing the claims administrator to look into the episode.

  7. September 27, 2019

    Lieff Cabraser To Rep Class Suing Riddell In Concussion MDL

    Claims against helmet maker Riddell Sports Group Inc. in connection with the sprawling National Football League concussion case have inched forward after a Pennsylvania federal judge named attorneys from Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein LLP and The Brad Sohn Law Firm PLLC as lead counsel for those cases.

  8. September 23, 2019

    Litigation Funder Turns Up Heat On Concussion Deal Judge

    Litigation funder Thrivest claims the federal judge overseeing the concussion settlement is ignoring a Third Circuit ruling that overturned her decision to void hundreds of loans, and in a highly unusual move, the funder has asked the appellate court to step in and force her hand.

  9. September 04, 2019

    NFL Wants To Shut Down Heated Concussion Appeal

    The NFL has come out with guns blazing against a retired player's request for a do-over following the denial of his concussion settlement claim, calling the closely watched episode a procedurally flawed "futile exercise" and a meritless "waste of judicial resources."

  10. August 21, 2019

    NFL Concussion Audits Are Valid, Judge Says

    The Pennsylvania federal judge overseeing the NFL concussion settlement has denied a request to prevent the program's claims administrator from conducting multiple audits of players' claims, saying the ability to do such audits is essential to "the honorable implementation of the settlement."