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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.
June 19, 2020 | Law.com
Nicholas Coulson, of Liddle & Dubin, who claims to have 12 of the 38 class actions filed against airlines over their alleged failure to provide passenger refunds, is the latest attorney to ask the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation to coordinate cases relating to COVID-19.
By Amanda Bronstad
1 minute read
May 28, 2020 | Texas Lawyer
Although a nationwide opioid settlement is not a done deal, "we are very close," said Mikal Watts, of Watts Guerra, whose firm represented more than a dozen counties in the Texas agreement.
By Amanda Bronstad
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April 23, 2020 | Law.com
Efforts to coordinate business-interruption lawsuits against insurance firms focus on 16 cases so far filed in federal courts against eight insurance firms, but Richard Golomb, of Golomb & Honik, predicts an "avalanche of cases."
By Amanda Bronstad
1 minute read
April 17, 2020 | Texas Lawyer
Four law firms have filed separate class actions against six different insurers, alleging they denied business interruption claims filed by thousands of small businesses across the country. The lead plaintiffs include La Luz Ultralounge in Bonita, California, and Nick's New Haven Style Pizzeria & Bar in Coral Springs and Boca Raton, Florida.
By Amanda Bronstad
1 minute read
April 16, 2020 | Texas Lawyer
The lawsuits, filed separately on Wednesday, allege Princess Cruise's gross negligence caused the COVID-19 deaths of a California passenger on the Ruby Princess and a Texas passenger on the Grand Princess.
By Amanda Bronstad
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April 14, 2020 | Texas Lawyer
Two class actions allege Six Flags continued to automatically charge monthly and season pass holders despite closing its amusement parks through mid-May due to the coronavirus.
By Amanda Bronstad
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April 8, 2020 | Law.com
Lawyers for hospitals predict there still could be medical malpractice lawsuits amid the COVID-19 outbreak, but plaintiffs lawyers are concerned about their practices. "You don't want to be the one suing heroes," said attorney John Hochfelder.
By Amanda Bronstad
1 minute read
March 25, 2020 | Texas Lawyer
A federal judge has dismissed a legal malpractice lawsuit against six law firms in New Jersey and Texas accused of using invalid retainer agreements to charge excessive contingency fees for thousands of clients suing over transvaginal mesh devices. The firms included Nagel Rice and the Potts Law Firm.
By Amanda Bronstad
1 minute read
March 20, 2020 | Law.com
The suit, filed Thursday by Seattle attorneys Steve Berman and Derek Loeser, alleges that Amazon's policies with third-party sellers force them to sell their products on other online sites at the same prices as they do on Amazon. That restricts competition in violation of the Sherman Act, the suit says.
By Amanda Bronstad
1 minute read
March 16, 2020 | Texas Lawyer
The lawsuit, brought on behalf of a Missouri couple who were passengers on the Grand Princess, alleges gross negligence over the cruise line's "lackadaisical approach" to ensuring the safety of its passengers of the ship, quarantined off the coast of California. The suit is the first to be filed by a firm other than Chalik & Chalik Injury Lawyers, which filed four similar cases last week.
By Amanda Bronstad
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