November 24, 2021
The Third Circuit on Wednesday backed the denial of a $1.5 million concussion settlement for former National Football League defensive end Amon Gordon, ruling that the ex-player improperly raised new arguments on appeal.
July 20, 2021
U.S. Circuit Judge Michael A. Chagares — one of three Third Circuit judges considering a retired NFL player's protest over the denial of his $1.5 million concussion settlement claim — has recused himself from the case, the court announced Tuesday.
June 11, 2021
A Third Circuit panel abruptly called off oral arguments set for later this month in an appeal by a former National Football League player demanding more transparency on whether his initially approved concussion settlement payout was ultimately denied because of the controversial use of "race-norming" to assess payout claims.
October 27, 2020
A retired NFL player who for years has been fighting the denial of his $1.5 million claim in the concussion settlement asked the Third Circuit to require a district judge to further explain the rejected claim in light of new allegations that the neurocognitive tests used to seek concussion claims discriminated against Black players.
July 21, 2020
The Third Circuit said Monday that, for now, it will retain jurisdiction of an appeal by an NFL player who was denied his $1.5 million claim in the league's historic concussion settlement and had asserted that the matter should go back to the Pennsylvania federal judge who upheld the denial.
August 22, 2019
The closely watched appeal of a retired NFL player's claim denial in the concussion settlement has taken a left turn, with the player asking the Third Circuit to hold off on his case while he gives the federal judge overseeing the controversial deal a second chance to correct her "mistake."
August 06, 2019
A former NFL player looking to tee up a fight at the Third Circuit over years of complaints that the NFL has been twisting language of its uncapped concussion class settlement to make it harder for players to get paid hit a snag Tuesday as the appellate court clerk questioned whether the court may even consider the issue.