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MDL-2323 IN RE: NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE PLAYERS' CONCUSSION INJURY LITIGATION
Case Number:
2:12-md-02323
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Multi Party Litigation:
Class Action, Multi-district Litigation
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Firms
- Acosta & Associates
- Berkowitz & Hanna
- BrownGreer PLC
- Collins & Truett
- Dugan Law Firm
- Giddens Law Firm
- Hangley Aronchick
- Kairys Rudovsky
- Locks Law Firm
- Lorentz Law Firm
- Moirano Gorman
- MoloLamken
- Paul Weiss
- Pope McGlamry
- Robins Cloud
- Sanders Warren
- Steckler Wayne
- Welsh & Recker
- Wilkinson Stekloff
- Zuckerman Spaeder
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September 09, 2014
NFL Must Show Economic Info Behind $765M Concussion Deal
A Pennsylvania federal judge on Monday ordered the National Football League to provide information on the economic reports used to calculate payouts under its $765 million settlement of the multidistrict litigation brought by former players over concussions.
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September 02, 2014
NFL Rebuffs Players' Intervention Bid In Concussion Deal
A group of ex-National Football League players who allege that they were encouraged to abuse painkillers should be barred from intervening in final negotiations over a proposed $765 million class action settlement in multidistrict litigation over concussions, the league told a Pennsylvania federal judge on Tuesday.
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August 13, 2014
NFL Players In Painkiller Row Want Out Of Concussion Deal
A group of former National Football League players who sued the league for allegedly encouraging players to abuse painkillers to play in games, including 1985 Chicago Bears Super Bowl champions Richard Dent and Jim McMahon, sought Tuesday to be excluded from a settlement in multidistrict litigation over concussions.
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August 05, 2014
Ex-NFL Players Appealing $765M Concussion Deal's Approval
Three former football players and two of their wives on Tuesday said they would appeal a Pennsylvania federal judge's preliminary approval of the National Football League's uncapped concussion settlement proposal totaling $765 million, which could impact their state suit against the Arizona Cardinals.
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July 31, 2014
Ex-NFLers Seek Medical Docs Amid $765M Concussion Deal
Twenty-four ex-National Football League players and retired players' wives asked a Pennsylvania federal judge on Thursday to allow them to obtain medical records they claim are essential to deciding whether they will support the NFL's recent $765 million concussion settlement proposal in multidistrict litigation.
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July 07, 2014
New NFL Concussion Deal Gets OK, Will Uncap $675M
The revised National Football League concussion settlement proposal that would uncap the $675 million compensation fund for retired players received preliminary approval Monday from the Pennsylvania federal judge who had rejected an earlier version over concerns it wouldn't sufficiently compensate eligible class members.
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June 25, 2014
$765M Award Cap Scrapped In NFL Concussion Settlement
The National Football League on Wednesday announced it reached a new deal with former players suing it over its handling of concussions, saying a $765 million award cap on a compensation program has been eliminated.
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February 11, 2014
NFL Retirees Seek Stronger Voice In Concussion Deal Talks
More than 200 plaintiffs in the NFL concussion litigation asked a Pennsylvania federal judge on Monday to consider appointing liaison counsel to represent retirees who were not involved in negotiating a controversial $760 million settlement, saying there are conflicts within the proposed class.
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February 04, 2014
NFL Plaintiffs Target Seau Family Criticism Of $760M Deal
Attorneys representing plaintiffs in the NFL concussion multidistrict litigation on Monday pushed back against certain arguments by family members of deceased NFL star Junior Seau who had criticized the $760 million deal that failed to win preliminary approval.
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January 28, 2014
Junior Seau Family Says $760M NFL Deal Stiffs Them
Family members of deceased NFL star Junior Seau on Friday criticized the $760 million settlement that failed to win a Pennsylvania federal judge's preliminary approval, arguing it does not sufficiently compensate them on their wrongful death claims.