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Audit Says Five Law Firms Tried Defrauding $87 Million NFL Settlement

6/10/2026

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Special Masters David A. Hoffman and Jo-Ann M. Verrier issued an audit accusing five law firms of scheming to defraud the NFL concussion settlement fund of $87 million.
The audit says the firms and a handful of doctors filed Parkinson’s diagnoses and prescribed symptom-masking drugs before players saw fund-approved physicians.
NFL spokesperson Brian McCarthy said the league is pleased with the special masters' denial order and hopes it will deter misconduct.

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Special Masters David A. Hoffman and Jo-Ann M. Verrier issued an audit accusing five law firms of scheming to defraud the NFL concussion settlement fund of $87 million.
The audit says the firms and a handful of doctors filed Parkinson’s diagnoses and prescribed symptom-masking drugs before players saw fund-approved physicians.
NFL spokesperson Brian McCarthy said the league is pleased with the special masters' denial order and hopes it will deter misconduct.