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Amanda Bronstad is the ALM staff reporter covering class actions and mass torts nationwide. She writes the email dispatch Law.com Class Actions: Critical Mass. She is based in Los Angeles.
November 9, 2023 | The Recorder
In opening statements on Thursday, Johnson & Johnson lawyer Kim Bruno, of Butler Snow, told a jury in Oakland, California, that plaintiff Marlin Eagles was exposed to asbestos from Naval Shipyards and his work at Peterbilt.
By Amanda Bronstad
4 minute read
November 9, 2023 | Law.com
The 2023 Torts Litigation Report, by Lex Machina, a division of LexisNexis, found there were 14,375 tort lawsuits filed in federal courts last year, among the lowest levels in a decade.
By Amanda Bronstad
4 minute read
October 19, 2023 | Law.com
At a Sept. 6 status hearing, lawyers on both sides of the talcum powder lawsuits against Johnson & Johnson debated the impact of the upcoming amendments to Federal Rule 702 of Evidence.
By Amanda Bronstad | Ross Todd | Ellen Bardash
6 minute read
October 16, 2023 | Law.com
Lead class counsel who reached a nearly $1.2 billion settlement with DuPont and a $10.5 billion deal with 3M are asking for nearly $1 billion in legal fees.
By Amanda Bronstad
4 minute read
October 10, 2023 | Law.com
In a Tuesday ruling, U.S. District Judge Dan Polster found that David Cohen, the special master in the opioid multidistrict litigation, should not be disqualified because he was protected under the judicial deliberative privilege.
By Amanda Bronstad
5 minute read
October 3, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal
The settlement, announced on Tuesday, is the largest so far in the multidistrict litigation involving proton-pump inhibitor medications, used to treat heartburn and stomach acid.
By Amanda Bronstad
2 minute read
September 27, 2023 | Law.com
In the past month, 3M announced a $6 billion earplug settlement, and Philips reached a $479 million deal with consumers of recalled CPAP devices. Chris Seeger helped negotiate both settlements.
By Amanda Bronstad
5 minute read
September 25, 2023 | Law.com
Lawsuits over decongestants that an FDA panel found don't work now name more than a dozen defendants, including Walmart, Target, CVS, GlaxoSmithKline and Amazon.
By Amanda Bronstad
5 minute read
September 18, 2023 | Law.com
Defense lawyers insist there's been an uptick in mass arbitration, but many plaintiffs firms remain cautious.
By Amanda Bronstad
5 minute read
September 14, 2023 | Law.com
Product liability cases that aren't coordinated in multidistrict litigation reached their highest level since 2013, with 5,826 filed in 2022, according to a Lex Machina report released Thursday.
By Amanda Bronstad
4 minute read
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