NFL Retirees Take Down Website On Concussion Settlement

A group of retired players and their counsel objecting to the preliminary NFL concussion settlement have voluntarily taken down their website, www.nflconcussionsettlementfacts.com. Last week, counsel for the class seeking approval of the settlement asked the federal court to shut down the site for allegedly spreading misinformation. In a response filed today with the court, the objectors wrote that while they disagreed with the assessment the site spread misinformation and are "not required to do so under the law, Objectors have taken their website offline in an effort to keep all attention focused on the main issue currently pending in this litigation: whether the Settlement is fair, adequate, and reasonable."

The objectors are Sean Morey, Alan Faneca, Jeff Rohrer, Sean Considine, Ben Hamilton, Robert Royal and Roderick Cartwright. Their law firm is MoloLamken. A fairness hearing is scheduled for Nov. 19 for retirees to speak for or against the proposed settlement.