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. June 04, 2015

    Several Former Players Drop Out Of NFL Head Injury Suit

    Half a dozen former National Football League players on Wednesday dropped out of a Pennsylvania federal suit accusing the league of ignoring the serious long-term effects of repeated head hits and concussions on players.

  2. May 13, 2015

    Players Who Skipped NFL Concussion Deal Ask To File Suits

    Pro football players who opted out of a settlement over head injuries they got while playing for the National Football League on Tuesday asked the judge in the multidistrict class action to start letting them resume their own cases.

  3. April 24, 2015

    Ex-Chicago Bear's Estate To Appeal NFL Settlement

    The estate of late NFL player Dave Duerson intends to appeal the league's settlement approved Wednesday over concerns that it doesn't adequately address chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a degenerative neurological disease linked to repeated blows to the head, according to the estate's attorney.

  4. April 22, 2015

    CORRECTION: NFL Concussion Settlement Gets Final OK

    A Pennsylvania federal judge on Wednesday signed off on an uncapped settlement in multidistrict litigation between the National Football League and about 5,000 former players seeking damages for concussions and degenerative neurological conditions resulting from their playing days. Correction: An earlier headline misstated that the settlement was for $765 million. The error has been corrected.

  5. April 14, 2015

    Objectors Say Revised $765M NFL Concussion Deal Falls Short

    Dozens of former NFL players objected in Pennsylvania federal court Monday to the terms of a $765 million settlement in a class action over concussions and brain damage, claiming that the amended deal still benefits the league at the players' expense.

  6. February 27, 2015

    NFL Players Won't Take A Knee On Revised $765M Settlement

    Several former professional football players objected Friday to an amended $765 million proposed settlement in multidistrict litigation regarding concussions with the National Football League, saying the amendments create a situation in which players with a certain brain condition would have incentive to commit suicide before the cutoff date for benefits.

  7. February 03, 2015

    NFL Judge's Hands-On Role Sets Tone For Concussion Fights

    The Pennsylvania federal judge overseeing the contentious settlement process in the NFL concussion litigation has urged the parties to make changes to their proposed deal in order to include more former players, taking an unusually solicitous approach that could shape settlement negotiations in other ongoing concussion battles, attorneys say.

  8. February 02, 2015

    NFL Concussion Judge Wants Changes To $765M Settlement

    The National Football League may have to make a few changes to its $765 million settlement in multidistrict concussion-related litigation, including making concessions for sufferers of a brain condition that's hard to detect, according to an order in Pennsylvania federal court on Monday.

  9. December 03, 2014

    NFL Players, Families Look To Sack $800M Concussion Deal

    The federal judge overseeing multidistrict concussion-related litigation against the NFL was urged Tuesday to reject a nearly $800 million settlement agreement over concerns that the deal didn't do enough for sufferers of a particular degenerative brain condition.

  10. December 02, 2014

    NFL Concussion Plaintiffs Improper As Class Reps: Group

    A public interest advocacy group told a Pennsylvania federal judge on Monday that the two former players leading the charge against the National Football League in landmark concussion-related litigation did not adequately represent the disparate interests of the more than 22,000 putative class members in the case.