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

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Case overview

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. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. March 23, 2017

    Anapol Weiss Opposes Attys Bid For NFL Concussion Fees

    Anapol Schwartz Weiss Cohan Feldman & Smalley PC, one of the co-lead class counsel firms in the NFL concussion settlement, on Wednesday fought back against a Minnesota lawyer's contention that he was owed some of the $112.5 million fee requested from the football players' settlement for referring them clients, saying they never agreed to share these fees and that the lawyer did not do any work to benefit the entire class.

  6. March 20, 2017

    Ex-NFL Stars Who Fought Concussion Deal Rejoin Class

    Former NFL stars Joe Horn and Chris McAlister, who had opted out of the NFL's uncapped concussion litigation settlement to continue to push their claims, have rejoined the sprawling class, according to a stipulation and order filed Monday.

  7. March 13, 2017

    Retired NFL Players Push Back On $112.5M Attys' Fee Request

    A group of retired NFL players took issue with the lead counsels' fee request in the landmark concussion litigation, asking a Pennsylvania federal judge on Friday not to approve the $112.5 million request because of a provision that asks for 5 percent of the settlement to be set aside for future costs.

  8. March 10, 2017

    Ex-NFLer, Concussion Deal Counsel Continue To Spar

    Retired running back Fred Willis on Thursday again defended himself in Pennsylvania federal court against a bid by the attorneys representing the class of retired players the NFL concussion litigation settlement to silence Willis' allegedly false communications with fellow class members.

  9. March 09, 2017

    Anapol Weiss Reneged On NFL Concussion Fees, Atty Says

    A Minnesota attorney sought to intervene in the landmark NFL concussion multidistrict litigation, arguing Thursday that his client referrals to Anapol Schwartz Weiss Cohan Feldman & Smalley PC entitles him to a piece of the $112.5 million fee requested from the football players' settlement.

  10. March 02, 2017

    NFL Concussion Objectors Want Piece Of $112.5M Atty Fees

    The counsel for the second-largest objector group in the landmark NFL concussion litigation asked the Pennsylvania federal judge overseeing the case to carve out for them a piece of the $112.5 million attorneys’ fee request by the lead class counsel, arguing Wednesday that they had helped secure a fair settlement for all involved.