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

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Case Number:

2:12-md-02323

Court:

Pennsylvania Eastern

Nature of Suit:

P.I.: Other

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action, Multi-district Litigation

Judge:

ANITA B. BRODY

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  1. July 30, 2020

    Ex-NFLers Blast Seeger Weiss For Concussion Holdback Fees

    Retired NFL players and law firms active in the historic concussion settlement are raising alarms over Seeger Weiss LLP's request to levy a 5% fee on injured players' payouts to fund its future work on the case, calling it a cynical cash grab that's unsupported by facts.

  2. March 05, 2020

    Penn Prof Added To Special Masters In NFL Head Injury Deal

    The Pennsylvania federal judge handling the NFL concussion settlement appointed a University of Pennsylvania law professor as a third special master Thursday to help oversee the deal and hear appeals from former players denied awards.

  3. March 02, 2020

    Seeger Weiss Defends Latest Concussion Deal Fee Request

    Seeger Weiss LLP fired back on Monday against an objection to its latest $1.2 million fee request in the NFL concussion settlement.

  4. February 27, 2020

    Controversial Concussion Deal Redo Bid Teed Up For Ruling

    A retired NFL player who's been fighting for months to reverse the denial of his $1.5 million claim in the concussion settlement has again blasted the league for mischaracterizing his arguments, setting the stage for a ruling in the closely watched episode.

  5. February 20, 2020

    Seeger Weiss Bashed For 'Excessive' Fee In Concussion Deal

    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.

  6. February 18, 2020

    NFL Battles Controversial Redo Request In Concussion Deal

    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."

  7. January 23, 2020

    Seeger Weiss To Spend $5M Of Concussion Education Fund

    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.

  8. December 16, 2019

    Embattled NFL Concussion Atty Wants Liens On 5 Players

    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.

  9. December 11, 2019

    Mediator Tapped To Handle Controversial Concussion Claims

    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.

  10. November 14, 2019

    Ex-NFL Player Agrees To Pay $1.25M Concussion Deal Loan

    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.