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Progress on Monetary Award Claims



        The quarterly Status Reports we file with the Court summarize the implementation
        of our duties. Here are some highlights on Monetary Award claims based on our

        latest  Status Report:
                                                                                                                                   Audit Activity
         1     Less than 1% of claims were in our review         4    95% of claims eligible for Monetary Awards
               process after an initial Claim Package                 had been paid.
               submission or a response to a notice                                                                                     iven the interest in compensating Settlement Class Members with Qualifying Diagnoses and
               requesting additional information and/or          5    We concluded Audit investigations of 997                    Gthe corresponding interest in ensuring the integrity of the Settlement Agreement, we and the
               documents.                                             Settlement Class Members by denying a                        Special Masters are charged with auditing claims. This work is carefully undertaken and reported.
                                                                      claim through Audit, by making no adverse
         2     38% of claims received a Notice of                     finding and removing a claim from Audit,                     Rows 11-17 in Section 8 of the Summary Report on the Settlement Website show claims in Audit.
               Monetary Award.                                        or because the Settlement Class Member                       See the  Guide to Summary Report for more on what each Section 8 status means.
                                                                      withdrew his or her claim during our Audit.
         3     98% of claims eligible for Monetary Awards                                                                          As of October 26, 2020:
               had been funded by the NFL Parties.
                                                                                                                                                                                          As a reminder, it is very important to give full and
        We push hard each day on claims to move them through the process quickly and correctly.                                               claims have been denied after Audit
                                                                                                                                     372                                                  truthful information to the doctors evaluating
                                                                                                                                              (Row 17).
                                                                                                                                                                                          you and to the Claims Administrator about your

                                               Status Report Program Statistics                                                       27      claims are currently in Audit, and we       functional abilities, including driving, working,
                                                                                                                                              are actively reviewing them (Row 11).       and participation in various events and hobbies,
                                               As reported in Claims Administrator Status Report No. 10                                                                                   to avoid delays in processing your claim. If your
                                               (as of 9/14/20):                                                                               claims are on hold in Audit because         claim is selected for audit, cooperate fully with
                                                                                                                                              a healthcare provider, lawyer, or
                                               •   198,969 Documents (20,955 gigabytes of registration and                                                                                the Claims Administrator to answer questions
                                                  claims data) stored on Settlement Class Members.                                     0      Settlement Class Member has not             and provide information, to assure that we can
                                                                                                                                              yet provided information necessary
                                               •   38,079 Notices issued of various kinds (Registration, claims,                              for the investigation (Row 12).             resolve the questions quickly and efficiently.
                                                  appeals, Audit, etc.) to 20,982 different persons since 3/23/17.

                                               •  Over 100 different types of Notices and Forms developed for                                 claims under review by the Special
                                                  use in the Program .                                                                 0      Masters after an Adverse Audit

                                                                                                                                              Report (Row 16).



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