Amanda Bronstad

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.

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August 16, 2023 | Law.com

Critical Mass With Law.com's Amanda Bronstad: First Lawsuits Over Hawaii Wildfires Name Electric Co., Concerns Multiply Over 3M's $12.5B Settlement

By Amanda Bronstad

7 minute read
August 14, 2023 | Law.com

'It's Just the Beginning': Lawsuits Charge Electric Utility With Hawaii Wildfires

At least two class actions and one lawsuit already have been filed against Hawaiian Electric Co., the utility in Maui, where nearly 100 people died from wildfires that began Aug. 8.

By Amanda Bronstad

6 minute read
July 26, 2023 | Law.com

Critical Mass With Law.com's Amanda Bronstad: Will States Object to 3M's $12.5B Settlement? Big Tech Compares Casino App Coins to Pac-Man Ghosts

Welcome to Law.com's Class Actions: Critical Mass, a weekly briefing for class action and mass tort attorneys.

By Amanda Bronstad

5 minute read
July 25, 2023 | The Recorder

Big Tech Appeals Casino App Ruling: 'Grave Harm to the Internet Economy.'

Apple, Google and Facebook's Meta Platforms filed opening briefs on Monday asking the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to reverse a 2022 order holding them potentially liable for gambling losses tied to their casino-style apps.

By Amanda Bronstad

4 minute read
July 21, 2023 | The Recorder

Girardi Competency Judge Considers Lay Witnesses: 'There's a Lot in This Case About Credibility'

U.S. District Judge Josephine Staton, at a hearing on Friday, said she was inclined to grant the government's motion to exclude a criminal defense attorney as an expert for Tom Girardi.

By Amanda Bronstad

3 minute read
July 21, 2023 | Law.com

'It Truly Isn't Perfect': Questions Surface Over 3M's $12.5B PFAS Settlement

Three New York towns filed an objection this week to the 3M settlement, which resolves cases over perfluoralkyl and polyfluoralkyl substances, or PFAS, and attorneys general from 14 states, including New Jersey and Texas, plan to respond this Monday with their concerns.

By Amanda Bronstad

5 minute read
July 19, 2023 | The Recorder

Could the $18.8M Talc Verdict Threaten J&J's Bankruptcy Plan?

Some legal experts say Tuesday's verdict could make it harder for Johnson & Johnson to finalize its proposed $8.9 billion settlement in the Chapter 11 talc case.

By Amanda Bronstad

5 minute read
July 19, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

J&J Hit With $18.8M Verdict in Rare Talc Trial

The case is the first talc trial in nearly two years involving Johnson & Johnson's baby powder.

By Amanda Bronstad

3 minute read
July 19, 2023 | Law.com

Critical Mass With Law.com's Amanda Bronstad: A Steak Dinner Serves Up Ethics Debate in Talc Bankruptcy, Monsanto Hit With Another PCB Verdict

Welcome to Law.com's Class Actions: Critical Mass, a weekly briefing for class action and mass tort attorneys. This week: An ethics debate swirling…

By Amanda Bronstad

7 minute read
July 18, 2023 | The Recorder

California Jury Hits J&J With $18.8M Verdict in Rare Talc Trial

The verdict comes in a rare trial that began May 31 despite an automatic stay halting talc lawsuits from going before jurors after Johnson & Johnson's unit, LTL Management LLC, filed for bankruptcy this year.

By Amanda Bronstad

3 minute read

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