MDL-2323 IN RE: NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE PLAYERS' CONCUSSION INJURY LITIGATION

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Case overview

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. April 14, 2022

    NFL Concussion Firm Hit With TRO Bid Over Fees

    Litigation funder Balanced Bridge Funding LLC says Mitnick Law Office owes it more than $3 million in attorney fees from the NFL concussion settlement and asked a Pennsylvania federal court Thursday to freeze any additional fees likely to be paid out following the removal of controversial race norms in the settlement.

  2. February 23, 2022

    NFL, Concussion Counsel Rebut Race-Norming Concerns

    NFL concussion class counsel Chris Seeger of Seeger Weiss LLP, the NFL and two former players struck back at the allegation by a Goldberg Persky & White PC attorney that class counsel breached a fiduciary duty to the class in allowing the controversial use of race-norming to enter the settlement, saying it "ignores the critical fact that race-norming was never required by" the class action settlement.

  3. February 16, 2022

    Concerns Aired Over Atty's Release In NFL Race-Norming Deal

    A Goldberg Persky & White PC attorney representing former NFL players in the concussion settlement on Wednesday raised concerns with a release of claims against NFL concussion class counsel Chris Seeger of Seeger Weiss LLP included in an agreement to end the controversial use of race-based norms in the settlement, calling it a "crippling blow" to former players.

  4. February 11, 2022

    NFL, Class Attys Pave Way For Race-Norming Deal Approval

    The NFL, concussion class counsel Chris Seeger of Seeger Weiss LLP and attorneys for players who filed suit over the controversial use of race-based norms in the concussion settlement said they have met with leaders of a group of roughly 75 former NFL players and spouses to address their concerns over transparency.

  5. January 28, 2022

    Ex-NFLers Urge Approval Of Settlement Over Race-Norming

    A pair of former Pittsburgh Steelers who brought the controversial use of so-called race-norming in the NFL concussion settlement to light with a civil rights lawsuit threw their support behind an agreement that lays out a path forward for the administration of the settlement without the use of race-based norms.

  6. January 25, 2022

    Ex-NFLers, Wives Back Race-Norming Deal, But With Caveats

    A group of roughly 75 former NFL players and spouses joined a letter urging the federal judge overseeing the NFL concussion settlement to approve an agreement to end the controversial use of race-norming to assess settlement payouts, while saying many players felt "burned" by the issue and that "deep concerns remain."

  7. October 22, 2021

    NFL To Stop Concussion Race-Norming In Unsealed Deal

    The NFL has formally agreed to stop the controversial use of race-based norms in cognitive testing for payouts from the uncapped concussion settlement and Black players will have an opportunity to have their claims reviewed, though it could be weeks before the deal is finalized.

  8. October 15, 2021

    Imminent NFL Race-Norming Deal To Be Sealed, For Now

    The anticipated agreement on how to remove controversial use of race-based norms from the NFL concussion settlement is nearing finalization, but it will be kept under seal, at least for now, a Pennsylvania federal judge ruled Friday after a request from the league, concussion class counsel Chris Seeger of Seeger Weiss LLP and attorneys for two Black former players.

  9. October 01, 2021

    NFL 'Race Norming' Settlement Imminent, Judge Says

    The NFL, concussion class counsel Chris Seeger of Seeger Weiss LLP and attorneys for two Black former players are close to finalizing a deal to end the controversial use of race-based norms in cognitive testing in the league's concussion settlement, a Pennsylvania federal judge said Friday.

  10. July 19, 2021

    Gag Order Issued On NFL Concussion Race-Norming Talks

    A Pennsylvania federal magistrate judge has issued a gag order telling the NFL, concussion class counsel Chris Seeger of Seeger Weiss LLP and former players' attorneys from Zuckerman Spaeder LLP not to discuss the status of mediation on ending the controversial use of race-based norms in cognitive testing in the NFL's concussion settlement.