ChiefsPlanet - Football There is a settlement in the NFL concussion litigation, Judge Brody has announced.

NFL has agree to pay that.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Wait, hang on. Ignore that last tweet. NFL has agreed to pay the court-approved lawyers' fees.</p>— Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) <a href="https://twitter.com/MikeGarafolo/statuses/373123550070460416">August 29, 2013</a></blockquote>
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Dr. Gigglepants

08-29-2013 10:53 AM

That's good. $170K is nothing to shake a stick at.
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Mr. Laz

08-29-2013 10:54 AM

#NFL pays $765m plus around $225m in attorney fees for this to go away-$1B dollars

Rachel Nichols ‏@Rachel__Nichols 4m
This is HUGE: NFL settles w/players suing over concussions. $675 mil will go to the ex-players. Another $85 mil for treatment/research
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Ian Rapoport ‏@RapSheet 4m
The complete release ---> RT @NFL345: Settlement of Concussion Litigation http://tinyurl.com/qyawvco

Mike Garafolo ‏@MikeGarafolo 11m
All retired players - not just the litigants - are eligible to apply for compensation if they establish neuro damage to independent docs.

ShowtimeSBMVP

08-29-2013 10:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Mr. Laz (Post 9923094)

#NFL pays $765m plus around $225m in attorney fees for this to go away-$1B dollars

That's nothing to the NFL.

ShowtimeSBMVP

08-29-2013 10:56 AM

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Attn!: "settlement does not represent ... an admission by the NFL of liability, or an admission that ... injuries were caused by football."</p>— Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) <a href="https://twitter.com/MikeGarafolo/statuses/373126656690765824">August 29, 2013</a></blockquote>
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Rain Man

08-29-2013 10:59 AM

If I was the NFL I'd do the settlement only on the condition that the kickers and punters who sued don't get a penny. I know there was at least one. Does anyone know of a full list of litigants?

DJ's left nut

08-29-2013 11:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Mr. Laz (Post 9923086)

I imagine the NFL would make 'ass coverage' part of the settlement.

Why agree to any settlement if you are just going to get sued again in a year or two.

Because you can't.

I cannot force non-parties into a global settlement. They can't unilaterally decide the rights of individuals that are not parties to the cause of action.

And since this settlement clearly indicates that there is no admission of liability and no decision on the merits has been reached, this can't even be used to collaterally estop a later claim by non-parties.

The NFL can't dispose of all claims here unless nobody elected to opt out of the suit. I can't imagine that's the case.

Mr. Laz

08-29-2013 11:06 AM

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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut (Post 9923107)

Because you can't.

I cannot force non-parties into a global settlement. They can't unilaterally decide the rights of individuals that are not parties to the cause of action.

And since this settlement clearly indicates that there is no admission of liability and no decision on the merits has been reached, this can't even be used to collaterally estop a later claim by non-parties.

The NFL can't dispose of all claims here unless nobody elected to opt out of the suit. I can't imagine that's the case.

then why would the NFL agree to any settlement?

tomorrow a new group of players gets together and sue for another billion and then another after that and after that ...

Rain Man

08-29-2013 11:09 AM

Here's a list of about half of the litigants. The link that supposedly has the whole list doesn't work. http://nflconcussionlitigation.com/?page_id=274

Concussion Complaint - Plaintiffs

Spoiler!

lcarus

08-29-2013 11:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Dr. Gigglepants (Post 9923082)

$102K after attorneys fees? Lol
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Plus they got paid when they were playing.

Skyy God

08-29-2013 11:15 AM

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Honestly, I'm not sure how.

It would depend on the notice sent to the 'class' and exactly what the class consists of. If it consists of all NFL players that to have played over the last 40 years, then theoretically it could largely resolve the matter.

However, I'm certain a fair number of these guys would've opted out of the class in order to maintain their own cause of action in the future. If that's the case, this settlement has no binding effect on them.

Perhaps someone with actual class action experience can fill in some details, but I don't see how this can be binding on any members of the class that elected to opt out or may not have rec'd notice. I also think that's how they came to this '4,500 litigants' language; the class is incredibly broad ("All NFL players since the Magna Carta") and any player that was included in that class that rec'd notice but did not proactively opt out of the class is deemed a litigant.

I don't think it can. Presumably players with serious injuries (e.g., Junior Seau, Dave Duerson) opted out.

Mr. Laz

08-29-2013 11:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Rain Man (Post 9923124)

Here's a list of about half of the litigants. The link that supposedly has the whole list doesn't work. http://nflconcussionlitigation.com/?page_id=274

Concussion Complaint - Plaintiffs

+endless list of names...................

WTF

Fail

Rain Man

08-29-2013 11:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Mr. Laz (Post 9923134)

WTF

Fail

Yeah, sorry. I wanted to post the full list but can't find it.

lcarus

08-29-2013 11:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Rain Man (Post 9923124)

Here's a list of about half of the litigants. The link that supposedly has the whole list doesn't work. http://nflconcussionlitigation.com/?page_id=274

Concussion Complaint - Plaintiffs

Earl, Robin
Easley, Kenneth
Easlick, A Doug
Easterling, Charles Ray
Eatman, Irvin
Eaton, Chad
Eaton, Scott
Eaton, Tracey
Ebersole, John
Ebersole, John
Edelman, Brad
Edewards, Kalimba
Edmonds, Chris
Edwards, Dovonte
Edwards, Marc
Edwards, Mario
Edwards, Robert
Edwards, Timothy Jr.
Edwards, Tyrone
Egloff, Ronald
Ehin, Charles
Ellerson, Gary
Elliot, John
Elliott, Lin
Ellis, Craig
Ellis, Edward
Ellis, Kenneth
Ellis, Ray
Ellis, Richard
Elmendorf, Dave
Elrod, James
Emanuel, Bert
Engler, Derek
Epps, Phillip
Ernster, Paul
Esposito, Michael
Estes, Lawrence
Evans, Gregory
Evans, Larry
Evans, Michael
Everett, Kevin
Everett, Major
Everitt, Steve

Wonder when and why he got his concussion?

Rain Man

08-29-2013 11:19 AM

If you look at some of those names, the guys barely played. I picked a semi-random guy that I'd never heard of, and he appeared in 2 games in 1974. Does he get the same amount of money that a 15-year guy gets?

And heh. There's Dan Stryzinski on the list. Talk about a money grab. Did Stryzinski ever get hit in the NFL?

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