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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.
January 15, 2015 | The Recorder
A Los Angeles judge on Thursday certified a class of more than 3,000 active and retired California state judges who allege they were illegally deprived of salary increases in the years following the 2008 recession.
By Amanda Bronstad
1 minute read
January 15, 2015 | National Law Journal
A federal judge on Thursday concluded that the Deepwater Horizon oil spill ended up leaving some 3.19 million gallons of oil in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010—far less than previously estimated.
By Amanda Bronstad
1 minute read
January 15, 2015 | National Law Journal
A Los Angeles judge on Thursday certified a class of more than 3,000 active and retired California state judges who allege they were illegally deprived of salary increases in the years following the 2008 recession.
By Amanda Bronstad
1 minute read
January 14, 2015 | National Law Journal
They might have egg on their face, but lawyers challenging a California law that mandates living conditions for hens are asking a federal appeals court to strike down the measure.
By Amanda Bronstad
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January 13, 2015 | National Law Journal
Bankrupt railroad operator Montreal Maine and Atlantic Canada Co. and others tied to a 2013 derailment in Lac-Mégantic, Québec, have agreed to pay $200 million to compensate victims, including 48 people who died. The settlement, announced on Friday, could grow to as much as $500 million if additional defendants come on board.
By Amanda Bronstad
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January 12, 2015 | National Law Journal
A federal judge has rejected an attempt by C.R. Bard Inc. to halt a bellwether trial due to comments he made in court that were published in an online news article.
By Amanda Bronstad
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January 11, 2015 | National Law Journal
A new claimant — the Brazilian government — has come into the long and contentious court battle over the Bahia Emerald, an 840-pound gemstone worth as much as $400 million.
By Amanda Bronstad
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January 9, 2015 | New York Law Journal
A federal judge has struck down California's ban on the sale of foie gras after finding it was preempted by a federal law regulating poultry and poultry products.
By Amanda Bronstad
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January 8, 2015 | National Law Journal
A federal judge has struck down California's ban on the sale of foie gras after finding it was preempted by a federal law regulating poultry and poultry products.
By Amanda Bronstad
1 minute read
January 7, 2015 | National Law Journal
The Justice Department plans to seek $18 billion in civil penalties against BP Exploration & Production Inc. later this month for its role in causing the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
By Amanda Bronstad
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