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 19, 2021

    Gag Order Issued On NFL Concussion Race-Norming Talks

    A Pennsylvania federal magistrate judge has issued a gag order telling the NFL, concussion class counsel Chris Seeger of Seeger Weiss LLP and former players' attorneys from Zuckerman Spaeder LLP not to discuss the status of mediation on ending the controversial use of race-based norms in cognitive testing in the NFL's concussion settlement.

  2. July 15, 2021

    Litigation Funder Says DQ'd NFL Concussion Firm Owes $30M

    The insolvent firm of Tim Howard, a Florida attorney who was accused of swindling NFL players out of their life savings and was recently disqualified from the league's concussion settlement, owes litigation funder Virage Capital Management $30 million, according to recent insolvency proceedings in Florida state court.

  3. July 13, 2021

    NFL Concussion Deal Masters Say Atty Fabricated Evidence

    A Florida attorney accused of swindling NFL players out of their life savings also "engaged in a wide-ranging, long-standing, and brazen pattern and practice of manufacturing evidence" for concussion settlement payout claims, the settlement's special masters found in a recent decision to disqualify the lawyer and his former firm.

  4. July 09, 2021

    NFL Injury Fund Manager Probing If DQ'd Atty Still On Case

    The NFL concussion settlement administrator is investigating whether a Florida attorney who was disqualified from the litigation after being accused of defrauding players has continued to participate in the case through another firm, court filings show.

  5. June 15, 2021

    NFL 'Race Norming' Settlement Expected By End Of Summer

    A federal magistrate judge overseeing mediation between the NFL, concussion class counsel Chris Seeger of Seeger Weiss LLP and former player attorneys from Zuckerman Spaeder LLP to end the controversial use of race-based norms in cognitive testing in the NFL concussion settlement said in an update on the status of those talks that the parties could agree on a new testing program "before summer's end."

  6. June 03, 2021

    Ex-Steelers Allowed To Join Race-Norming Settlement Talks

    The federal judge in Pennsylvania overseeing the NFL concussion settlement is allowing two former players and their attorneys from Zuckerman Spaeder LLP who alleged the settlement discriminates against Black former players to join court-ordered talks between the NFL and concussion class counsel over race-based norms used in cognitive testing.

  7. June 02, 2021

    NFL Seeks To End Race-Based Concussion Tests After Outcry

    The NFL said Wednesday it will push to end the use of "race-norming," which assumes Black former players start with lower baseline cognitive test scores, in assessing claims for payouts from the more than $1 billion concussion settlement amid allegations that it is discriminatory.

  8. April 08, 2021

    Ex-Steelers Blocked From 'Race Norming' Talks, For Now

    The Pennsylvania federal judge overseeing the NFL concussion settlement Thursday told a pair of former Pittsburgh Steelers players who alleged the "race-norming" settlement process discriminates against Black players that she is awaiting a report from mediation between the NFL and class counsel Seeger Weiss LLP before allowing them to intervene.

  9. March 22, 2021

    Seeger Weiss Slams Ex-Steelers' 'Race-Norming' Concerns

    Seeger Weiss LLP on Monday tore into a pair of former Pittsburgh Steelers players' request to intervene in mediation between the National Football League and a settlement class of players over "race-norming" allegations in the landmark concussion settlement, telling the Pennsylvania federal court that the intervention bid is "based on a web of distortions."

  10. March 15, 2021

    Ex-Steelers Want Voices Heard On 'Race-Norming' Issue

    Two former Pittsburgh Steelers who filed a recently dismissed discrimination suit alleging the use of "race norming" in cognitive tests for NFL concussion settlement payouts are seeking to intervene in related proceedings, arguing class counsel for that case, Seeger Weiss LLP, cannot adequately represent their concerns.