May 16, 2019
Attorneys for the thousands of retired NFL players covered by the league's landmark concussion settlement suffered a bruising defeat on Thursday when the Pennsylvania federal judge overseeing the program denied their bid to overturn new, restrictive medical rules that many view as a gift to the NFL.
May 07, 2019
Citing continued concern about potentially fraudulent payouts from the National Football League's massive concussion settlement, the Pennsylvania federal judge overseeing the litigation signaled her support Tuesday for new medical rules that players say would limit their freedom to see doctors of their choosing.
April 25, 2019
Former professional football players are contesting newly adopted medical rules in the NFL concussion settlement, arguing the changes only benefit the league and were approved without giving the retired players a chance to review them, according to Wednesday filings in Pennsylvania federal court.
April 16, 2019
Newly adopted medical rules in the NFL concussion settlement will likely make it harder for retired players to receive payouts, leaving their attorneys fearful of slowly losing the "administrative knife fight" that has broken out around the landmark deal.
April 05, 2019
A Pennsylvania federal magistrate judge on Thursday approved splitting the attorney fees from former football player Roderick Green's share of the NFL concussion settlement between The Lorentz Law Firm PA and Berkowitz & Hanna LLC.
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.