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. March 09, 2017

    Anapol Weiss Reneged On NFL Concussion Fees, Atty Says

    A Minnesota attorney sought to intervene in the landmark NFL concussion multidistrict litigation, arguing Thursday that his client referrals to Anapol Schwartz Weiss Cohan Feldman & Smalley PC entitles him to a piece of the $112.5 million fee requested from the football players' settlement.

  2. March 02, 2017

    NFL Concussion Objectors Want Piece Of $112.5M Atty Fees

    The counsel for the second-largest objector group in the landmark NFL concussion litigation asked the Pennsylvania federal judge overseeing the case to carve out for them a piece of the $112.5 million attorneys’ fee request by the lead class counsel, arguing Wednesday that they had helped secure a fair settlement for all involved.

  3. February 22, 2017

    NFL Class Says Ex-Player Is Spreading Deal Misinformation

    The lead counsel for the class of former players in the NFL concussion settlement told a Pennsylvania federal court that a retired running back, Fred Willis, is spreading false information about the settlement agreement, telling class members that the doctors set up under the agreement are chosen by the NFL and directing them to a network of "player-friendly" doctors that he set up.

  4. February 14, 2017

    NFL Concussion Attys Seek $112.5M In Fees, Costs

    The two law firms leading the landmark NFL concussion litigation laid out their case for legal fees in Pennsylvania federal court on Monday, seeking $112.5 million in fees and costs for their work on the sprawling litigation over the league’s responsibility for former players' brain injuries.

  5. February 08, 2017

    Ex-NFLers, Judge Push Independence In Concussion Claims

    The Pennsylvania federal judge overseeing the landmark settlement ending litigation over the NFL's responsibility for former players' brain injuries agreed with an attorney for the plaintiffs Wednesday over the importance of ensuring the independence of the medical evaluation process, in the first meeting between the parties since the uncapped agreement took force.

  6. January 26, 2017

    NFL Concussion Class Calls $20M Fee Bid Premature

    The class counsel for the National Football League's concussion settlement asked a Pennsylvania court Wednesday to temporarily end a bid for $20 million in attorney fees by the counsel for a group of settlement objectors, saying they are arguing for fees that haven't been awarded yet, while the objectors' counsel said dismissal would just make extra work.

  7. January 19, 2017

    4 Ex-NFL Players Rejoin Concussion Settlement Class

    A group of ex-NFL players who opted out of the league's controversial concussion settlement are now asking the Pennsylvania federal judge overseeing the sprawling litigation to rejoin the class, according to documents filed Wednesday.

  8. January 13, 2017

    Podhurst Hits Back In Row With NFL Player Estate Over Fees

    Podhurst Orseck PA has urged a Pennsylvania federal court not to invalidate its retainer agreement with the estate of a class representative in the NFL concussion settlement that claims the firm is seeking an unfair recovery, saying it worked for both the class and the individual and deserves its contract-based fees.

  9. September 02, 2016

    High Court Unlikely To Tackle NFL Concussion Deal Science

    The settlement between the NFL and retired football players resolving claims over the lingering effects of head injuries and concussions has faced serious challenges, taking it to the Third Circuit, but experts said despite some problems with the deal and questions about the scientific inquiry on which it is based, the U.S. Supreme Court is not going to jump into the fray.

  10. August 31, 2016

    Ex-NFLer Seeks High Court Review Of Concussion Deal

    Legal counsel for former National Football League fullback Cookie Gilchrist of the Buffalo Bills has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear their appeal of an uncapped settlement in litigation over concussions sustained by players.