Brown et al v. The Bert Bell/Pete Rozelle NFL Player Retirement Plan et al

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Case overview

Case Number:

1:20-cv-06949

Court:

Illinois Northern

Nature of Suit:

110(Contract: Insurance)

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

Honorable John F. Kness

Firms

  1. March 29, 2021

    Ex-NFL Players Sack Case Over CBA Disability Cuts

    Three former NFL players dropped their proposed class action against the National Football League's retirement and disability benefits plans, after claiming the plans violated federal law by toggling certain benefits from one plan to another with fewer protections.

  2. February 16, 2021

    NFL Retirement Plan Tries To Dodge Suit Over Disability Cuts

    The National Football League's retirement and disability benefits plans asked an Illinois federal judge Monday to throw out a lawsuit alleging they unlawfully shifted benefits between the plans, saying three former players should have sued the league's management council and players' association.

  3. November 24, 2020

    NFL Retirement Plan Faces New Suit Over CBA Disability Cuts

    Three former NFL players hit the league's retirement and disability benefits plans with a proposed class action alleging the retirement plan unlawfully shifted benefits between the plans, a move that set up the league and the players union's controversial agreement to cut disability benefits for potentially hundreds of retired players in the labor agreement reached earlier this year.