Attorney Fee Awards Largely Upheld By 3rd Circuit In NFL Concussion Settlement

Mealey's (May 11, 2020, 12:09 PM EDT) -- PHILADELPHIA — A Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on May 7 largely upheld the allocation of attorney fee awards following the class settlement of claims by retired professional football players that they were not properly protected from concussions and remanded only with respect to fees for one group of objectors finding that the district court failed to explain how those fees were reached (In Re:  National Football League Players’ Concussion Injury Litigation, Nos. 18-2012, 18-2225, 18-2249, 18-2253, 18-2281, 18-2332, 18-2416, 18-2417, 18-2418, 18-2419, 18-2422, 18-2650, 18-2651, 18-2661, 18-2724 and 19-1385, 3rd Cir.)....