Nos. 16-283 & 16-413 IN THE Supreme Court of the United States ———— SCOTT GILCHRIST AND THE ESTATE OF CARLTON CHESTER “COOKIE” GILCHRIST, Petitioners, RAYMOND ARMSTRONG, et al., Petitioners, v. NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE AND NFL PROPERTIES, LLC, Respondents, v. KEVIN TURNER AND SHAWN WOODEN, et al., Respondents. ———— On Petition for a Writ of Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ———— BRIEF IN OPPOSITION ———— CHRISTOPHER A. SEEGER SAMUEL ISSACHAROFF SEEGER WEISS LLP Counsel of Record 77 Water Street, 26th Floor 40 Washington Square South New York, NY 10005 New York, NY 10012 (212) 584-0700 (212) 998-6580
[email protected] [email protected] Attorneys for Respondents Turner, et al. WILSON-EPES PRINTING CO., INC. – (202) 789-0096 – WASHINGTON, D. C. 20002 QUESTION PRESENTED The Turner Respondents adopt the Question Presented by the NFL Respondents. That question is: Did the Third Circuit err in concluding that the parties’ settlement abides by this Court’s precedents and satisfies Rule 23(e)’s requirement that a class action settlement be “fair, reasonable, and adequate”? (i) ii PARTIES TO THE PROCEEDING The Turner Respondents adopt the listing of the parties submitted by the NFL Respondents. TABLE OF CONTENTS Page QUESTION PRESENTED .............................. i PARTIES TO THE PROCEEDING ................. ii TABLE OF AUTHORITIES ............................ vi INTRODUCTION ............................................ 1 STATEMENT OF THE CASE ......................... 3 I. PROCEDURAL HISTORY: DISTRICT COURT ...................................................... 3 A. Background .......................................... 3 1. MDL Consolidation ........................ 3 2. Court-Ordered Mediation .............. 3 3. The Mediation Process ................... 4 4. Initial Settlement ........................... 5 5. District Court Review .................... 7 6. Class Response ............................... 7 7. Fairness Hearing and Further Modifications .................................