Counsel for NFL Concussion Class Slams Report of Thin Payouts

Oct. 24, 2018, 4:31 PM UTC

An attorney for retired NFL players disputes a USA Today report that some players are getting less than they should from a $1 billion concussion settlement.

The controversy is the latest over the rollout of the class deal once hailed as a model for sports-related personal injury class settlements.

Disputes between the league and thousands of brain-injured former players have centered on the pace and process for payouts, including charges that the NFL “rigged” the payout system and league rebuttals that many claims are fraud-ridden.

Christopher Seeger, of SeegerWeiss LLP in New York and co-lead class counsel for the ...

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