Plaintiffs counsel in the National Football League concussion settlement lost a bid for discovery from a litigation funding company over agreements it made with ex-players, but U.S. District Judge Anita Brody granted a separate request by the plaintiffs to have several companies turn over information related to settlement-management agreements those companies are said to have with more than 80 claimants.

Brody, of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, on Tuesday denied a request to have RD Legal Funding LLC turn over information about agreements the plaintiffs attorneys say the company entered into with at least seven members of the class.