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IN RE NFL PLAYERS CONCUSSION INJURY LITIGATION

No. 14-8103.

775 F.3d 570 (2014)

In re NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE PLAYERS CONCUSSION INJURY LITIGATION. Objecting Class Members: Sean Morey; Alan Faneca; Ben Hamilton; Robert Royal; Roderick Cartwright; Jeff Rohrer; Sean Considine, Petitioners.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Opinion Filed: December 24, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michele D. Hangley , William T. Hangley , Hangley, Aronchick, Seagl, Pudlin & Schiller, Philadelphia, PA, Steven F. Molo , (Argued), Thomas J. Wiegand, Esquire , Martin Totaro , MoloLamken, New York, NY, Eric R. Nitz , Martin Totaro , MoloLamken, Washington, DC, Linda S. Mullenix , Austin, TX, for Petitioners.

Bruce A. Birenboim , (Argued), Brad S. Karp , Theodore V. Wells, Jr., Esquire , Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, David R. Buchanan, Esquire , Diogenes P. Kekatos, Esquire , Christopher A. Seeger, Esquire , Seeger Weiss, Samuel Issacharoff , (Argued), New York, NY, Beth A. Wilkinson , Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, Washington, DC, Dana B. Klinges , Duane Morris , David D. Langfitt , Gene Locks , Locks Law Firm, Arnold Levin , Levin, Fishbein, Sedran & Berman, Sol H. Weiss , Anapol Schwartz , Dianne M. Nast , NastLaw, Philadelphia, PA, Steven M. Marks , Mitrani, Rynor, Adamsky & Toland, Weston, FL, Stephen F. Rosenthal , Podhurst Orseck , Miami, FL, for Respondents.

Alan B. Morrison , Scott L. Nelson , Allison M. Zieve , Public Citizen Litigation Group, Washington, DC, Amicus Counsel for Petitioners.

Before: AMBRO, SMITH, and JORDAN, Circuit Judges.

OPINION OF THE COURT

Thousands of retired professional football players filed suit against the National Football League and various other defendants alleging primarily that the defendants failed to take reasonable actions to protect players from the risks associated with concussive and sub-concussive head injuries...

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