May 31, 2018
Seeger Weiss LLP on Thursday asked a Pennsylvania federal judge to reject a motion to stay the payment of $85.6 million in fees to it and other NFL concussion suit class counsel while objectors seek to overturn the fee order, saying their arguments "have no likelihood of success."
May 30, 2018
An attorney for the National Football League urged a Pennsylvania federal judge during a hearing on Wednesday to name a special investigator to help sort through what he said was an "extraordinary number of potentially fraudulent claims" submitted against the NFL's billion-dollar concussion settlement.
May 29, 2018
The estate of one of the lead plaintiffs in the NFL concussion litigation on Tuesday asked a Pennsylvania federal court to deny Podhurst Orseck PA's claim for 25 percent of its settlement payout, saying the firm has already been paid $6 million for its work as class counsel.
May 24, 2018
A Pennsylvania federal judge distributed more than $85 million in fees to the class attorneys in the NFL concussion suit Wednesday, including a nearly $52 million share for co-lead class counsel Seeger Weiss LLP.
May 23, 2018
A Pennsylvania federal judge shut down an attempt by a third-party claims funder to initiate arbitration proceedings against a former NFL player who is expected to collect $3.5 million from a settlement in multidistrict litigation over brain injuries, ruling that the settlement agreement voided all third-party funding agreements.
May 15, 2018
Former NFL players who opted out of a settlement in multidistrict litigation over brain injuries should not be able to bring a lawsuit against helmet maker Riddell Inc., because their claims are covered by collective bargaining agreements, the company said Monday in Pennsylvania federal court.
May 09, 2018
Counsel for the class in the National Football League's uncapped concussion settlement Tuesday asked a Pennsylvania federal court for sanctions against a group of related financial firms they say have failed to account for funds invested by class members.
May 08, 2018
A third-party claims funder asked a Pennsylvania federal court on Tuesday to allow arbitration proceedings against a former National Football League player who is refusing to repay an advance of a portion of his potential recovery from an uncapped settlement in multidistrict litigation over brain injuries.
May 03, 2018
Attorneys for a class of ex-NFL players urged a Pennsylvania federal court Wednesday to reconsider class counsel's recent $112.5 million fees award in multidistrict litigation over brain injuries that now-retired players sustained during their NFL careers, arguing the award was granted too soon.
May 03, 2018
A Pennsylvania federal judge overseeing multidistrict litigation over brain injuries sustained by retired players during their NFL careers issued a temporary restraining order Wednesday against a third-party claims funder that took a player to arbitration for failing to repay a loan.