September 23, 2019
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.
September 04, 2019
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."
August 21, 2019
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."
August 19, 2019
Seeger Weiss LLP fired back on Monday against an objection to its latest $1.7 million fee request in the NFL concussion settlement, the most recent move in a pattern that's taken on an almost ritualistic quality as it's continued to repeat itself since the deal went into effect.
July 30, 2019
In an apparent first for the landmark NFL concussion settlement, a player whose claim was denied has appealed to the Third Circuit, teeing up a legal battle that could encompass years of complaints alleging the league has been allowed to twist the deal's language to make it harder for players to get paid.
July 25, 2019
Seeger Weiss LLP on Thursday asked the Pennsylvania federal court overseeing the NFL concussion settlement for $1.7 million to cover the work the firm has done over the first half of the year.
July 16, 2019
The Pennsylvania federal judge overseeing the NFL concussion settlement on Monday appointed a Philadelphia-based criminal defense attorney to serve as a new special master to protect the rights of participants in an investigation launched in December into potential fraudulent settlement claims.
June 21, 2019
A Pennsylvania federal magistrate judge has recommended that Podhurst Orseck PA receive 20% of a former NFL player's settlement award in multidistrict litigation over concussion injuries related to play on the field, rejecting the player's contention that he did not hire the firm to individually represent him.
June 14, 2019
NFL concussion settlement class counsel Seeger Weiss LLP was again on the defensive about attorney fees for work done for the common benefit of the class Friday, telling a Pennsylvania federal judge that recent objections to a 5% holdback from awards to fund the fees are untimely.
May 16, 2019
Attorneys for the thousands of retired NFL players covered by the league's landmark concussion settlement suffered a bruising defeat on Thursday when the Pennsylvania federal judge overseeing the program denied their bid to overturn new, restrictive medical rules that many view as a gift to the NFL.