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Workers' Compensation Liens Asserted by Gulf Insurance Group
August 7, 2026
Gulf Insurance Group (“Gulf”) provided workers’ compensation coverage to some Member Clubs of the NFL and paid benefits to players for neurological injuries arising from their employment.  Gulf asserted statutory lien rights against the Awards of two Settlement Class Members, and the Claims Administrator refused to recognize the asserted liens.  Gulf requested rehearing of the Claims Administrator’s decision by the Special Master.  The Special Master concluded that the Member Clubs are not third parties to the NFL Parties which fund the Awards, and the Awards in substance discharge the Member Clubs’ own liability for the players injuries rather than the liability of a third party.  Because a workers’ compensation carrier is entitled to a statutory lien only where the Award is a recovery from a third party, Gulf has no right to subrogation.  The Special Master’s Report and Recommendation was adopted by the Court.

SPID 260001324 – Attorney David Buckley, PLLC v. Shenaq PC
August 7, 2026

SPID 100001210 – McCorvey Law, LLC v. Athlaw LLP
May 28, 2026

SPID 100004588 – Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP v. Song Whiddon PLLC
December 11, 2025

Lien Rules Implementation Opinion Regarding Greenlink Solutions, LLC

February 28, 2025

The Claims Administrator refused to recognize liens asserted by GreenLink Solutions, LLC (“GreenLink”) against the awards of Settlement Class Members, and GreenLink appealed the Claims Administrator’s decision to the Special Master.  The Settlement Class Members had been represented by Byron Cuthbert, and Mr. Cuthbert had arranged for them to enter agreements purporting to assign the rights to recover proceeds against their Monetary Awards to their medical providers.  The medical providers sold their rights to GreenLink, a third-party funding company.  The Special Master approved the Claims Administrator’s refusal, concluding that the right that GreenLink asserted against the Monetary Award Fund is a true assignment and void under Section 30.1 of the Settlement Agreement.


SPID 100010870 – Goldberg Persky & White v. JR Wyatt Law
September 5, 2024

Lien Rules Implementation Opinion Regarding Asserted Attorney Costs

June 24, 2024
Byron Cuthbert sought to be “reimbursed” for amounts owed to third-party funders as a result of the process he used to finance the medical evaluations of Settlement Class Members.  The Special Master found these charges were not “costs” under Rule 8 of the Rules Governing Attorneys’ Liens and directed the Claims Administrator to pay the Settlement Class Members the funds withheld from their awards for the “costs” asserted by Mr. Cuthbert.

SPID 950001953 – Goldberg Persky & White v. Pro Se Settlement Class Member
December 11, 2023

SPID 100001915 – Pope McGlamry  v. Collins & Truett Attorneys, P.A.
September 5, 2023

SPID 950004390 – Zimmerman Reed; Collins & Truett Attorneys, P.A.; and Goldberg Persky White v. JR Wyatt Law
July 31, 2023

SPID 100009422 – Ferries Law Firm v. Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP
July 28, 2023

SPID 260001304 – Smith & Stallworth v. Langfitt PLLC
June 16, 2023

SPID 100008517 – Goldberg Persky White (on behalf of Howard and Associates) and Shenaq PC v. Pro Athlete Law Firm, P.A.

November 3, 2022

SPID 100014059 – Goldberg Persky White (on behalf of Howard and Associates) v. Shenaq PC
September 8, 2022

SPID 100012706 – Goldberg Persky & White v. Tailim Song Law Firm
July 25, 2022

SPID 950004136 – Zimmerman Reed v. Pro Se Settlement Class Member
November 12, 2021

SPID 950000313 – Locks Law Firm v. Langfitt PLLC
November 12, 2021

SPID 100001255 – Goldberg Persky & White v. Neurocognitive Football Lawyers, PLLC
March 16, 2021

SPID 100016274 – Locks Law Firm v. Langfitt Garner PLLC
February 19, 2021

SPID 100002295 – Locks Law Firm v. Langfitt Garner PLLC
January 29, 2021

SPID 100014304 – Locks Law Firm v. Langfitt Garner PLLC
January 15, 2021

SPID 100004152 – Langfitt Garner PLLC v. Pro Se Settlement Class Member
December 7, 2020

SPID 950000383 – Podhurst Orseck v. Polsinelli
September 9, 2020

SPID 100002840 – Goldberg Persky & White v. Mokaram Law Firm
August 24, 2020

SPID 100008445 – Provost Umphrey Law Firm, LLP v. Mokaram Law Firm
August 5, 2020

SPID 100000158 – Locks Law Firm v. Langfitt Garner PLLC
July 31, 2020

SPID 100012740 – Locks Law Firm and McCorvey Law, LLC v. Langfitt Garner PLLC
June 4, 2020

SPID 100010257 – Podhurst Orseck v. Pro Se Settlement Class Member
July 16, 2019

SPID 100006200 – Smith & Stallworth and Goldberg Persky White v. Mitnick Law Office
June 6, 2019

SPID 100008476 – Mokaram Law Firm v. Goldberg Persky White
June 6, 2019

SPID 100002513 – McCorvey Law, LLC v. The Lorentz Law Firm, P.A.
April 22, 2019

SPID 100010109 – Pope McGlamry v. Steckler Gresham Cochran
March 28, 2019

SPID 100007968 – Cummings, McClorey, Davis & Acho, P.L.C. v. Pro Se Settlement Class Member
March 6, 2019

SPID 950000255 – Podhurst Orseck v. Catherina Chang Watters, Esq.
March 6, 2019

SPID 950008432 – Locks Law Firm v. Pro Se Settlement Class Member
January 18, 2019