July 16, 2019
The Pennsylvania federal judge overseeing the NFL concussion settlement on Monday appointed a Philadelphia-based criminal defense attorney to serve as a new special master to protect the rights of participants in an investigation launched in December into potential fraudulent settlement claims.
June 21, 2019
A Pennsylvania federal magistrate judge has recommended that Podhurst Orseck PA receive 20% of a former NFL player's settlement award in multidistrict litigation over concussion injuries related to play on the field, rejecting the player's contention that he did not hire the firm to individually represent him.
June 14, 2019
NFL concussion settlement class counsel Seeger Weiss LLP was again on the defensive about attorney fees for work done for the common benefit of the class Friday, telling a Pennsylvania federal judge that recent objections to a 5% holdback from awards to fund the fees are untimely.
May 16, 2019
Attorneys for the thousands of retired NFL players covered by the league's landmark concussion settlement suffered a bruising defeat on Thursday when the Pennsylvania federal judge overseeing the program denied their bid to overturn new, restrictive medical rules that many view as a gift to the NFL.
May 07, 2019
Citing continued concern about potentially fraudulent payouts from the National Football League's massive concussion settlement, the Pennsylvania federal judge overseeing the litigation signaled her support Tuesday for new medical rules that players say would limit their freedom to see doctors of their choosing.
April 25, 2019
Former professional football players are contesting newly adopted medical rules in the NFL concussion settlement, arguing the changes only benefit the league and were approved without giving the retired players a chance to review them, according to Wednesday filings in Pennsylvania federal court.
April 16, 2019
Newly adopted medical rules in the NFL concussion settlement will likely make it harder for retired players to receive payouts, leaving their attorneys fearful of slowly losing the "administrative knife fight" that has broken out around the landmark deal.
April 05, 2019
A Pennsylvania federal magistrate judge on Thursday approved splitting the attorney fees from former football player Roderick Green's share of the NFL concussion settlement between The Lorentz Law Firm PA and Berkowitz & Hanna LLC.
March 28, 2019
The Pennsylvania federal judge overseeing the National Football League's concussion settlement significantly trimmed a 20 percent fee request by a class member's former counsel, rejecting current counsel's argument that the firm should be cut out entirely.
February 27, 2019
An attorney representing retired NFL players in the landmark concussion settlement asked a Pennsylvania federal court to rein in the program's claims administrator, saying BrownGreer PLC ran amok by conducting multiple monthslong audits on the same players' claims.