The peculiar fault lines in the case against the NFL split before the federal judge overseeing the litigation during the highly anticipated fairness hearing for the settlement in a class action over head injuries Wednesday morning.
Lawyers for the National Football League and the lead counsel for the thousands of former players suing the league hailed the deal they made as historic. Other plaintiffs’ lawyers in the case challenged the settlement and told the judge that it’s not a fair deal and she shouldn’t grant it final approval.
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