MDL-2323 IN RE: NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE PLAYERS' CONCUSSION INJURY LITIGATION
Case Number:
2:12-md-02323
Court:
Nature of Suit:
Multi Party Litigation:
Class Action, Multi-district Litigation
Judge:
Firms
- Farrise Law Firm
- Glago Law Firm
- Moirano Gorman
- Clement & Murphy
- Galiher DeRobertis
- Ferrara & Gable
- Sutliff & Stout
- Langfitt PLLC
- The Buckley Law Group
- Burmeister Gilmore
- Marshall Dennehey
- Shenaq PC
- Gustafson Gluek
- Reinhardt Wendorf
- Steckler Wayne
- Eckert Seamans
- Langdon & Emison
- Kirkland & Ellis
- Girardi & Keese
- Gomez Trial Attorneys
- Shub Johns
- Anapol Weiss
- Sanders Warren
- Lightman & Manochi
- The Popham Law Firm
- Meyers & Flowers
- Smith & Stallworth
- Yerrid Law Firm
- Merlin Law Group
- Levin Sedran
- Maher Law Firm
- Bondurant Mixson
- Cooley LLP
- Allan Berger & Associates
- Podhurst Orseck
- Klamann Law Firm
- Edward Stone Law
- CohenMalad
- Tucker Law Group
- Goldberg Persky
- Nelson Mullins
- Shaffer Lombardo
- Waters Kraus
- Faegre Drinker
- O'Hagan Meyer
- Lawson Law Offices
- Mike Espy PLLC
- Glaser Weil
- Zuckerman Spaeder
- Fox Rothschild
- Buzbee Law Firm
- Collins & Truett
- Boies Schiller
- Nolen Law Firm
- Mokaram Law Firm
- Stradley Ronon
- Welsh & Recker
- NastLaw
- Schreeder Wheeler
- LippSmith LLP
- Cossich Sumich
- Seigfreid Bingham
- Arnold & Porter
- Coffman Law Firm
- Seeger Weiss
- Berkowitz and Hanna
- Kairys Rudovsky
- Locks Law Firm
- Thorsnes Bartolotta
- Robins Cloud
- Grossman Roth
- Bowman & Brooke
- FrancoLaw PLLC
- Robins Kaplan
- Hausfeld LLP
- MoloLamken
- Weinberg Wheeler
- Paul Weiss
- Ropes & Gray
- Carlton Fields
- Lubel Voyles
- Leontire & Associates
- Reger Rizzo
- Spector Roseman
- Pope McGlamry
- Bennett & Heyman
- Hagen Rosskopf
- Cummings McClorey
- Silverman Thompson
- Giddens Law Firm
- Stone Pigman
- Herman Herman & Katz
- Bird Law Group
- Bill Kenney Law Firm
- Gold & Gold
- Winston & Strawn
- Shinder Cantor
- Boesen Law
- Bartimus Frickleton
- Motley Rice
- Lorentz Law Firm
- Lathrop GPM
- Whiteford Taylor
- Moscone Emblidge
- Stanley Reuter
- King & Spalding
- Payne Mitchell
- Girard Sharp
- Venable LLP
- Munger Tolles
- Pearson Warshaw
- McGlinchey Stafford
- Troutman
- Duane Morris
- BrownGreer PLC
- Strom Law Firm
- Casey Gerry
- Hagens Berman
- Acosta & Associates
- Andreozzi & Foote
- Carella Byrne
- Polsinelli PC
- McDermott Will & Schulte
- Cruser Mitchell
- Baty Holm
- Diab Chambers
- Tucker Disability Law
- Stapleton Segal
- Montgomery McCracken
- Thompson & Horton
- Lieff Cabraser
- Wilkinson Stekloff
- Capretz & Associates
- Flaster Greenberg
- Rose Klein & Marias
- Rose Law Group PC
- Dugan Law Firm
- Farrell & Patel
- Pietragallo Gordon
- Langer Grogan
- Law Office of Matthew Galluzzo
- Dansky Katz
- Kleinbard LLC
- Wagstaff & Cartmell
- Kreindler & Kreindler
- RLB Law Group
- Humphrey Farrington
- Hangley Aronchick
- Kublanovsky Law
- Provost Umphrey
- Campbell Conroy
- Dechert LLP
- Watkins & Eager
- Corboy & Demetrio
- Winters Salzetta
- Butler Snow LLP
- Webster Vicknair
- Zimmerman Reed
- Hill Ward Henderson
- McElroy Deutsch
- Baron & Budd
- Burg Simpson
- Andrus Boudreaux
- Davis Zippermanm
- Labaton Keller
Companies
- The Detroit Lions Inc.
- Chicago Bears
- Pittsburgh Steelers
- Cambridge Capital LLC
- Arizona Cardinals
- NFL Enterprises LLC
- Cleveland Browns Football Company LLC
- Balanced Bridge Funding
- The Tennessee Titans
- Seattle Seahawks
- Atlanta Falcons Football Club LLC
- ProAssurance Corporation
- RD Legal Funding LLC
- Public Citizen Inc.
- Riddell Sports Group Inc.
- BRG Sports Inc.
- ESPN Inc.
- Kansas City Chiefs
- Green Bay Packers Inc.
Government Agencies
Sectors & Industries:
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January 22, 2019
Ex-NFL Player's Estate Slams Recommended Fee To Podhurst
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January 16, 2019
NFL Concussion Firms Awarded Another $9.4M In Fees, Costs
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January 11, 2019
NFL Concussion Firms Seek $3.2M From Common Fund
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January 09, 2019
NFL Pulls 'Cynical' Concussion Appeal Just Before Hearing
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