MDL-2323 IN RE: NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE PLAYERS' CONCUSSION INJURY LITIGATION
Case Number:
2:12-md-02323
Court:
Nature of Suit:
Multi Party Litigation:
Class Action, Multi-district Litigation
Judge:
Firms
- King & Spalding
- Bowman & Brooke
- Farrise Law Firm
- Galiher DeRobertis
- Ferrara & Gable
- Shaffer Lombardo
- Sutliff & Stout
- Langfitt PLLC
- The Buckley Law Group
- Burmeister Gilmore
- Marshall Dennehey
- Shenaq PC
- Reinhardt Wendorf
- Steckler Wayne
- Eckert Seamans
- Langdon & Emison
- Lieff Cabraser
- Weinberg Wheeler
- Girardi & Keese
- Sanders Warren
- Lightman & Manochi
- Boies Schiller
- O'Hagan Meyer
- Wilkinson Stekloff
- Arnold & Porter
- Gustafson Gluek
- The Popham Law Firm
- Levin Sedran
- Smith & Stallworth
- Ropes & Gray
- Zuckerman Spaeder
- Fox Rothschild
- Yerrid Law Firm
- Maher Law Firm
- Allan Berger & Associates
- Grossman Roth
- Kirkland & Ellis
- Klamann Law Firm
- Edward Stone Law
- Girard Sharp
- Stapleton Segal
- Glago Law Firm
- Tucker Law Group
- Stradley Ronon
- Goldberg Persky
- Meyers & Flowers
- Waters Kraus
- Giddens Law Firm
- Lawson Law Offices
- Mike Espy PLLC
- Pope McGlamry
- Glaser Weil
- Collins & Truett
- Nolen Law Firm
- Moirano Gorman
- Mokaram Law Firm
- Welsh & Recker
- Cruser Mitchell
- Seigfreid Bingham
- Coffman Law Firm
- Berkowitz & Hanna
- Kairys Rudovsky
- Thorsnes Bartolotta
- Robins Cloud
- Bancroft PLLC
- Hagen Rosskopf
- Carlton Fields
- Baty Holm
- Leontire & Associates
- Reger Rizzo
- McGlinchey Stafford
- Spector Roseman
- Bennett & Heyman
- Cummings McClorey
- Silverman Thompson
- Seeger Weiss
- Cossich Sumich
- Stone Pigman
- Herman Herman & Katz
- Locks Law Firm
- Bird Law Group
- Burg Simpson
- Bill Kenney Law Firm
- Gold & Gold
- Shinder Cantor
- Schreeder Wheeler
- Bartimus Frickleton
- Lorentz Law Firm
- Montgomery McCracken
- Moscone Emblidge
- Stanley Reuter
- Payne Mitchell
- Pearson Warshaw
- BrownGreer PLC
- Strom Law Firm
- Casey Gerry
- Hagens Berman
- Acosta & Associates
- Robins Kaplan
- Buzbee Law Firm
- Carella Byrne
- Motley Rice
- Faegre Drinker
- Munger Tolles
- Boesen Law
- Diab Chambers
- Tucker Disability Law
- FrancoLaw PLLC
- Venable LLP
- Andreozzi & Foote
- Capretz & Associates
- Flaster Greenberg
- Rose Klein & Marias
- Rose Law Group PC
- Dugan Law Firm
- Gomez Trial Attorneys
- Farrell & Patel
- Merlin Law Group
- Pietragallo Gordon
- Langer Grogan
- Law Office of Matthew Galluzzo
- Kleinbard LLC
- Hausfeld LLP
- Wagstaff & Cartmell
- Kreindler & Kreindler
- Anapol Weiss
- RLB Law Group
- Humphrey Farrington
- Hangley Aronchick
- Kublanovsky Law
- Podhurst Orseck
- Provost Umphrey
- MoloLamken
- NastLaw
- Bondurant Mixson
- Paul Weiss
- Campbell Conroy
- LippSmith LLP
- Dechert LLP
- Watkins & Eager
- Winston & Strawn
- Whiteford Taylor
- Corboy & Demetrio
- Winters Salzetta
- Butler Snow LLP
- Lathrop GPM
- McDermott Will & Emery
- Duane Morris
- Zimmerman Reed
- Troutman
- Cooley LLP
- Nelson Mullins
- Hill Ward Henderson
- McElroy Deutsch
- Polsinelli PC
- Baron & Budd
- Andrus Boudreaux
- Davis Zippermanm
- Labaton Keller
Companies
- The Detroit Lions Inc.
- Chicago Bears
- Pittsburgh Steelers
- Cambridge Capital LLC
- Cleveland Browns Football Company LLC
- Balanced Bridge Funding
- NFL Enterprises LLC
- The Tennessee Titans
- Seattle Seahawks
- Atlanta Falcons Football Club LLC
- ProAssurance Corporation
- RD Legal Funding LLC
- ESPN Inc.
- Public Citizen Inc.
- Riddell Sports Group Inc.
- BRG Sports Inc.
- Arizona Cardinals
- Kansas City Chiefs
- Green Bay Packers
Government Agencies
Sectors & Industries:
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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.
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January 23, 2019
NFL Concussion Judge Can't Nix Funding Deals, 3rd Circ. Told
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.
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January 22, 2019
Ex-NFL Player's Estate Slams Recommended Fee To Podhurst
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.
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January 16, 2019
NFL Concussion Firms Awarded Another $9.4M In Fees, Costs
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.
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January 14, 2019
Former Chiefs Player's Ex-Wife Can't Join Head Injuries Suit
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.
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January 11, 2019
NFL Concussion Firms Seek $3.2M From Common Fund
Seeger Weiss LLP has asked the Pennsylvania federal court overseeing the NFL concussion settlement to distribute $3.2 million from a common benefit fund to pay itself and a handful of other firms for their work on class-related matters, with Seeger Weiss itself requesting $2.7 million.
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January 09, 2019
NFL Pulls 'Cynical' Concussion Appeal Just Before Hearing
The NFL on Wednesday withdrew an explosive appeal in the landmark concussion settlement that had outraged attorneys representing the brain-damaged players covered by the deal, just one day before it was to be discussed at a much-anticipated hearing in Pennsylvania federal court.
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January 08, 2019
3 Atty Lien Disputes In NFL Concussion Case Resolved
The Pennsylvania federal court overseeing the landmark NFL concussion settlement provided the first in-depth look at how it's handling dozens of contentious attorney lien disputes on Monday, in a lengthy ruling that laid down general guidelines while resolving three separate disputes.
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January 03, 2019
Former KC Chiefs Player's Ex-Wife Can't Exit Concussion Deal
A Pennsylvania federal judge on Thursday dismissed a suit brought against the Kansas City Chiefs by a former player's ex-wife alleging concussions he sustained from playing hurt their relationship, finding that she cannot claim she informally opted out of a 2015 settlement the NFL had reached with players in multidistrict litigation.
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