3rd Circuit Partially Reverses Voiding Of Cash Advances In NFL Concussion Settlement

Mealey's (April 30, 2019, 10:26 AM EDT) -- PHILADELPHIA — In a consolidated ruling addressing six appeals, a Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on April 26 found that a trial court judge overseeing the National Football League (NFL) concussion injury class settlement had the authority to void prohibited assignments but “went too far” when she voided cash advance agreements between litigation funding entities and class members in their entirety and when she voided certain contractual provisions (In Re: National Football League Players’ Concussion Injury Litigation, Nos. 18-1040, 18-1482, 18-1639, 18-2184, 18-2582 and 18-3005, 3rd Cir., 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 12563)....