January 23, 2019
Litigation funding companies laying claim to NFL concussion class settlement money urged the Third Circuit to overturn a Pennsylvania federal judge's ruling that the class deal barred their stake in the proceeds, arguing Wednesday that the district court overstepped its bounds because the companies aren't even parties in the case.
January 22, 2019
The estate of deceased former NFL fullback Kevin Turner, who took a lead role in concussion litigation against the league, pushed a Pennsylvania federal judge Tuesday to throw out a recommendation that its former counsel with Podhurst Orseck PA receive $775,000 for working on Turner's behalf.
January 16, 2019
The Pennsylvania federal judge overseeing the NFL concussion settlement on Wednesday distributed $9.4 million in attorneys' fees and costs to plaintiffs firms who worked on the administration of the settlement last year, with more than $8 million going to lead class firm Seeger Weiss.
January 14, 2019
The ex-wife of former NFL player Joe Phillips can't join a suit against the Kansas City Chiefs that was settled late last year, a Philadelphia federal court ruled Monday, finding the request is both too late and barred by the broader 2015 concussion settlement.
January 11, 2019
Seeger Weiss LLP has asked the Pennsylvania federal court overseeing the NFL concussion settlement to distribute $3.2 million from a common benefit fund to pay itself and a handful of other firms for their work on class-related matters, with Seeger Weiss itself requesting $2.7 million.
January 09, 2019
The NFL on Wednesday withdrew an explosive appeal in the landmark concussion settlement that had outraged attorneys representing the brain-damaged players covered by the deal, just one day before it was to be discussed at a much-anticipated hearing in Pennsylvania federal court.
January 08, 2019
The Pennsylvania federal court overseeing the landmark NFL concussion settlement provided the first in-depth look at how it's handling dozens of contentious attorney lien disputes on Monday, in a lengthy ruling that laid down general guidelines while resolving three separate disputes.
January 03, 2019
A Pennsylvania federal judge on Thursday dismissed a suit brought against the Kansas City Chiefs by a former player's ex-wife alleging concussions he sustained from playing hurt their relationship, finding that she cannot claim she informally opted out of a 2015 settlement the NFL had reached with players in multidistrict litigation.
January 01, 2019
After 2018 brought an end to some major long-standing legal disputes in sports, such as a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that opened the door for sports betting, the new year is set to see more developments and potential resolutions to many other significant sports legal cases. Here, Law360 takes a look at sports law cases attorneys to watch in 2019.
December 10, 2018
The Pennsylvania federal court overseeing the landmark NFL concussion settlement appointed a retired judge Monday to serve as a special fraud investigator to dig into allegations that doctors and players were gaming the system, handing the league a quiet win on a request that had been embroiled in a firestorm of controversy just a few months ago.