March 28, 2019
The Pennsylvania federal judge overseeing the National Football League's concussion settlement significantly trimmed a 20 percent fee request by a class member's former counsel, rejecting current counsel's argument that the firm should be cut out entirely.
February 27, 2019
An attorney representing retired NFL players in the landmark concussion settlement asked a Pennsylvania federal court to rein in the program's claims administrator, saying BrownGreer PLC ran amok by conducting multiple monthslong audits on the same players' claims.
February 15, 2019
The attorney accused by Seeger Weiss LLP of working with Roger Stone to peddle "conspiracy theories" about the NFL concussion settlement has doubled down on the legal arguments that elicited those personal attacks, while a blogger criticized in the same Seeger Weiss filing hit back Friday with a cease-and-desist letter.
February 14, 2019
The Pennsylvania federal judge overseeing the NFL concussion litigation settlement on Thursday tossed a lawsuit over the death of former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez by his daughter, finding that her claims are precluded by the settlement after failing to opt out of it in time.
February 08, 2019
The ongoing fight over two major appeals filed by the NFL in its landmark concussion settlement took a bizarre turn this week after Seeger Weiss LLP accused a fellow plaintiffs attorney of working with political operative Roger Stone to peddle "conspiracy theories and falsehoods" about the deal.
February 05, 2019
Seeger Weiss LLP shot back Monday against objections to its latest request for $2.7 million from the common benefit fund in the National Football League concussion settlement, telling a Pennsylvania federal court it's earned every penny spent implementing the complex deal.
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.