Judge Denies Arbitration to Litigation Funder of Ex-NFL Player

The federal judge overseeing the NFL Concussion Litigation has denied relief to a litigation funder, which is trying to recover a $500,000 loan made to a former National Football League player and would like to arbitrate the dispute.   U.S. District Court Judge Anita Brody ruled specifically that Thrivest Specialty Funding cannot take former NFL player William E. White to arbitration to resolve the litigation over the loan, which was made 18 months ago so that White could pursue his claim i