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

  1. May 19, 2017

    Riddell Helmet Concussion Claims Poised To Move Forward

    After more than five years of the NFL concussion litigation, claims against football helmet maker Riddell may finally be moving forward after an order Thursday by the Pennsylvania federal court judge who has been overseeing the litigation.

  2. May 05, 2017

    Judge OKs Medical Advisers For NFL Concussion Settlement

    The panel of experts and other consultants who will review disputes over qualifying diagnoses of former NFL players seeking recovery from the uncapped NFL concussion settlement was set Friday as the Pennsylvania federal court judge overseeing the settlement agreed to the list of experts presented by the players and the league.

  3. April 28, 2017

    More NFL Players' Ex-Counsel Seek Concussion Deal Payout

    Another law firm with ties to NFL players in the concussion and head injury litigation filed petitions Thursday in Pennsylvania federal court to place liens on any recovery funds obtained by their clients through a settlement approved earlier this year.

  4. April 27, 2017

    Attys For Euro NFLers Say Concussion Deal Work Not Minor

    Attorneys for former players in the NFL's now-defunct European league told a Pennsylvania federal court Wednesday that co-lead counsel for the concussion settlement has lumped them in with "losing objectors," even though their work made it possible for Europe-based players to benefit from the deal.

  5. April 21, 2017

    Ex-NFL Players' Law Firm Asks For Cut Of Concussion Deal

    A California law firm representing 29 former NFL players in the multidistrict litigation over concussions and head injuries in the league has told the Pennsylvania federal judge overseeing the case that it is entitled to a priority lien of more than 20 percent of any recovery obtained by its clients.

  6. April 17, 2017

    Ex-NFL Player Agrees To Stop Plugging Concussion Biz

    Former NFL running back Fred Willis has agreed to stop certain communications with fellow retired athlete class members impacted by a concussion litigation settlement in Pennsylvania federal court after class counsel accused him of spreading false information about the deal, according to a court filing Monday.

  7. April 13, 2017

    Fee Disputes Cause Hiccup In NFL Concussion Settlement

    A settlement ending sprawling NFL concussion litigation has been over five years in the making, but after gaining final court approvals, overcoming several objections and opening the registration for all class members, there are still lingering issues over the allocation of attorneys' fees, as counsel for thousands of class members look to get their piece of the pie.

  8. April 13, 2017

    NFL Concussion Deal Opt-Out Suits Can Move Forward

    The Pennsylvania federal judge overseeing the multidistrict NFL concussion litigation said Wednesday the former NFL players who opted out of a settlement that ended much of the dispute should ask to file new complaints in the case.

  9. April 11, 2017

    Podhurst, Locks Law Defend NFL Concussion Class Fees

    Locks Law Firm and Podhurst Orseck PA on Monday opposed arguments from former-NFL-player class members that law firms in the NFL concussion multidistrict litigation should be unable to both collect from their contingency fee agreements with players and receive common benefit fees.

  10. March 28, 2017

    Ex-NFLers Oppose Fees From Concussion Settlement

    Nearly 200 former NFL players and their families seeking recovery from an uncapped NFL concussion settlement on Monday objected to a 5 percent set-aside sought from their potential awards by the lead class attorneys from Seeger Weiss LLP and Anapol Weiss, arguing that such an amount is not appropriate at this time.