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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. February 08, 2019

    Alleged Roger Stone Ties Inflame NFL Concussion Atty Spat

    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.

  2. February 05, 2019

    Seeger Weiss Defends Additional NFL Concussion Deal Fees

    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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. 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.

  8. 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.

  9. 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.

  10. 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.