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Amanda Bronstad

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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May 08, 2024 | Law.com

Nevada Judge Asked to Upend 'Unprecedented' Uber-Backed Ballot Initiative

A Nevada judge is weighing whether to overhaul an Uber-backed ballot initiative that would impose a 20% cap on contingency fees in all civil cases, including sexual assault lawsuits.

By Amanda Bronstad

7 minute read

May 07, 2024 | Law.com

'This Is a Recurring Problem': Objector Appeals $725M Facebook Settlement

In a May 4 opening brief before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, objectors said that the Facebook settlement over the Cambridge Analytica scandal discounted the statutory claims of 253 million class members by more than 99.7%.

By Amanda Bronstad

4 minute read

May 02, 2024 | Law.com

Report: Data Breaches and ADA Compliance Drive Class Action Increase

The inaugural Class Action Litigation Report, released on Thursday by Lex Machina, a division of LexisNexis, found class action filings steadily increased from 2014 to 2020, dipped 10% in 2021, then started rising again in 2022. Last year, class action filings jumped 4% to 9,705.

By Amanda Bronstad

3 minute read

May 01, 2024 | Law.com

Johnson & Johnson Launches $6.48B Bankruptcy Plan to Resolve Talc Lawsuits

Wednesday's proposed plan immediately got pushback from lawyers representing ovarian cancer victims: "This is not a done deal," Beasley Allen's Andy Birchfield told Law.com. "There is substantial opposition to this."

By Amanda Bronstad

5 minute read

April 29, 2024 | Law.com

Another Roundup Trial Kicks Off in Missouri. Monsanto Faces 3 Plaintiffs

Jury selection began Monday in St. Louis in a case brought by two Ohio women and one woman in Oklahoma.

By Amanda Bronstad

4 minute read

April 26, 2024 | The Recorder

Leadership War Breaks Out in 23andMe Data Breach Case 'at the Crossroads'

Lawyers ramped up their fight over how to manage the 23andMe Inc. data breach litigation, disagreeing on everything from whether to immediately settle the cases to handling class members who are "truly frightened."

By Amanda Bronstad

6 minute read

April 25, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Pennsylvania Judge Grants Final Approval to Philips CPAP Settlement

U.S. District Senior Judge Joy Flowers Conti of the Western District of Pennsylvania granted final approval to a class action settlement over recalled Philips breathing devices, plus nearly $100 million in attorney fees.

By Amanda Bronstad

3 minute read

April 25, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

As Eli Lilly's Insulin Pricing Settlement Unravels, Lawyers Vow to Push Ahead

Lawyers touting a $500 million settlement over insulin pricing are back at the drawing board after a judge refused to certify their class.

By Amanda Bronstad

5 minute read