February 20, 2020
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.
February 18, 2020
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."
January 23, 2020
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.
December 16, 2019
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.
December 11, 2019
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.
November 14, 2019
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.
October 22, 2019
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.
October 17, 2019
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.
September 27, 2019
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.
September 27, 2019
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.