3rd Circuit:  Revised Rules In NFL Concussion Settlement Were Not Amendments

Mealey's (June 16, 2020, 11:35 AM EDT) -- PHILADELPHIA — The revision of rules in the National Football League concussion injury class settlement were “permissible clarifications” to enable proper administration “and were not amendments” or unreasonable, a Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled June 12, affirming a trial court’s ruling against 60 players who objected to the changes (In Re:  National Football League Players’ Concussion Injury Litigation, No. 19-2085, 3rd Cir., 2020 U.S. App. LEXIS 18593)....