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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.
April 18, 2023 | Law.com
On Tuesday, U.S. Bankruptcy Chief Judge Michael Kaplan heard more than eight hours of arguments on whether the automatic stay in this month's talcum powder bankruptcy filing should halt trials against Johnson & Johnson.
By Amanda Bronstad
4 minute read
April 14, 2023 | The Recorder
Bankruptcy trustees in the Chapter 7 cases of Tom Girardi and his law firm, Girardi Keese, plan to seek approval on Tuesday of a new settlement with one of his largest lenders, California Attorney Lending II.
By Amanda Bronstad
5 minute read
April 12, 2023 | Law.com
On Wednesday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit reversed an $8 million class action settlement over the brain performance supplement Neuriva after finding that Frank, of the Hamilton Lincoln Law Institute, had standing to object.
By Amanda Bronstad
4 minute read
April 11, 2023 | Law.com
Chief Judge Michael Kaplan, of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, cautioned lawyers on Tuesday at the first hearing in this month's Chapter 11 case to tone down the vitriol. "The world is watching," he said.
By Amanda Bronstad
5 minute read
March 31, 2023 | Law.com
Two groups of plaintiffs lawyers suing Norfolk Southern over its Feb. 3 derailment argued on Friday why they should be lead counsel.
By Amanda Bronstad
4 minute read
March 30, 2023 | Law.com
There were over 11,325 consumer lawsuits filed in 2022, the lowest number of consumer filings in a decade, according to this year's Consumer Protection Litigation Report via Lex Machina, owned by LexisNexis.
By Amanda Bronstad
4 minute read
March 29, 2023 | The Recorder
U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria, who heard arguments on March 2, granted preliminary approval of the settlement on Wednesday.
By Amanda Bronstad
3 minute read
March 29, 2023 | Law.com
On Tuesday, the Advisory Committee on Civil Rules recommended the first rule to govern multidistrict litigation. Rule 16.1 now goes to a standing committee, which could hear public comments in August.
By Amanda Bronstad
5 minute read
March 24, 2023 | Law.com
At least two petitions for a writ of certiorari are pending before the U.S. Supreme Court over incentive awards, which compensate class representatives for their added time and work.
By Amanda Bronstad
7 minute read
March 22, 2023 | Law.com
One proposed leadership team has 37 lawyers, many from national firms, while another group, about half that size, calls itself "Team Ohio."
By Amanda Bronstad
5 minute read
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