Legal Opinion
In re National Football League Players' Concussion Injury Litigation
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided April 22, 2015No. 2:12-md-02323-AB; MDL No. 2323PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*359 MEMORANDUM
ANITA B. BRODY, District Judge.
I. Background and Procedural History........................................361
A Initial Lawsuits and Consolidation......................................361
B. Motions to Dismiss Based on Preemption ...............................362
C. Settlement Negotiations and Preliminary Approval.......................363
D. The Settlement......................................................365
i. Monetary Award Fund........................................366
ii. Claims Process...............................................367
iii. Baseline Assessment…
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