MDL-2323 IN RE: NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE PLAYERS' CONCUSSION INJURY LITIGATION

  1. December 06, 2017

    Ex-NFLers Can't Stop Changes To Concussion Claims Process

    A Pennsylvania federal judge on Tuesday refused to reconsider his previous decision to approve a claims administrator's changes in the way a National Football League players' brain injury settlement was implemented.

  2. November 17, 2017

    Claims Servicer Fights To Manage NFL Concussion Awards

    A claims management service assisting former NFL players with a settlement in multidistrict litigation over brain injuries urged a Pennsylvania federal court Thursday to allow the ex-players to pay a portion of their awards to third-party lenders and claims services providers, saying the court lacks jurisdiction over the nonparties.

  3. November 14, 2017

    Ex-NFLers Fight Changes To Brain-Injury Claims Process

    Former NFL players urged a Pennsylvania federal court on Monday to overturn, in light of new evidence, a claims administrator's changes to how claims are processed under a settlement agreement for brain injuries in multidistrict litigation.

  4. November 03, 2017

    Ex-NFLers Can't Circumvent Claims Settlement Administrator

    A Pennsylvania federal judge Friday scolded former National Football League players for accusing the claims administrator, BrownGreer PLC, of missteps in its implementation of a 2015 settlement agreement from multidistrict litigation over football-related brain injuries, telling them to appeal the decisions and not to bring their grievances before the court.

  5. October 16, 2017

    NFL Concussion Deal Proceeds Can't Be Sold Off, Court Told

    Class counsel in multidistrict National Football League concussion litigation on Friday urged a Pennsylvania federal judge to rule that an uncapped settlement agreement prohibits players from assigning their payouts to a third party, hitting back at claims by a settlement advance firm accused of scamming NFL retirees with high-cost loans.

  6. October 05, 2017

    Pa. Judge Urged To Ax Fee Objection In NFL Concussion Case

    Attorneys for a class of ex-NFL players told a Pennsylvania federal judge on Wednesday that a challenge to their bid for $112.5 million in legal fees for work on multidistrict concussion litigation was based on out-of-date and inaccurate information about settlement payouts in the case.

  7. September 26, 2017

    NFL Looks To Get New Concussion Opt-Out Complaint Tossed

    The NFL asked a Pennsylvania federal court on Monday to toss the amended complaint filed by former players who opted out of an uncapped settlement agreement with the league in multidistrict concussion litigation, again arguing that the claims are covered in its collective bargaining agreements.

  8. September 19, 2017

    Ex-NFLers Facing Potential Deception In Concussion Claims

    A Pennsylvania federal judge was warned during a hearing Tuesday about potentially unscrupulous behavior by attorneys, lenders and other entities who may be attempting to cheat former National Football League players out of claims on an uncapped settlement for head injuries.

  9. September 15, 2017

    Harvard Prof Slated As Fees Expert In NFL Concussion Case

    A Pennsylvania federal judge on Thursday appointed Harvard Law School professor William B. Rubenstein to address several questions surrounding attorneys' fees payouts in the uncapped NFL concussion settlement, overruling concerns that his involvement may create a conflict of interest.

  10. September 13, 2017

    NFL Players Counsel Seek Answers From Atty In Trauma Suit

    Class counsel for former NFL players in the concussion settlement in Pennsylvania federal court said on Tuesday that an attorney has made communications about the untapped settlement program to class members that may have resulted in them taking actions against their self-interest.