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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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August 05, 2024 | Law.com

Dallas Law Firm That Won 2 Talc Verdicts This Year Opens Another J&J Trial

Dean Omar Branham Shirley, which won jury awards of $45 million and $260 million in Illinois and Oregon, gave opening statements to a South Carolina jury on behalf of Michael Perry, who, at 53 years old, was diagnosed with mesothelioma in 2023.

By Amanda Bronstad

3 minute read

August 05, 2024 | Law.com

Snowflake Customer Breach Litigation Snowballs, Names Ticketmaster, AT&T

More than 50 class actions have been filed over an April data breach now connected to cloud storage software firm Snowflake Inc.

By Amanda Bronstad

5 minute read

August 01, 2024 | The Recorder

A Judge Asks: Is It Time to End Ken Feinberg's Roundup Settlement Program?

Last month, U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria asked plaintiffs' lead counsel if the settlement program under Ken Feinberg should come to an end.

By Amanda Bronstad

7 minute read

July 31, 2024 | Law.com

Critical Mass With Law.com's Amanda Bronstad: How TorHoerman Won a $495M Verdict Over Baby Formula, Why Talc Claimants Could Vote 'Yes' to J&J's Bankruptcy Plan

Lawyers suing over infant formula tied to a gastrointestinal disease in preemies saw a "unifying theme" in the July 26 verdict against Abbott.

By Amanda Bronstad

7 minute read

July 29, 2024 | Law.com

'Make it Hurt': How TorHoerman Scored Groundbreaking $495M Formula Verdict

Jake Plattenberger said the jury heard evidence about his client's baby in the NICU: "this was a child medically stable and doing well and trending in the right direction before she received Abbott's product."

By Amanda Bronstad

4 minute read

July 26, 2024 | The Recorder

Tom Girardi Appears in Downtown Los Angeles Courtroom Ahead of Criminal Trial

At Friday's hearing, U.S. District Judge Josephine Staton explained her procedures for jury selection, which begins Aug. 1.

By Amanda Bronstad

4 minute read

July 25, 2024 | Law.com

'It Was a Very Long Battle': Why Talc Victims Could Vote for J&J's Third Bankruptcy

Beasley Allen's Andy Birchfield, whose firm has led opposition to another talc bankruptcy, acknowledged to Law.com: "I would be really surprised if J&J were to lose this vote."

By Amanda Bronstad

7 minute read

July 23, 2024 | Law.com

'Collusion' and 'Mudslinging' Fuel Attorney Fight in Oregon Wildfire Case

"The statements made in their reply brief are simply untrue, not based in reality, and defaming in nature," said George McCoy, a partner at Warren Allen.

By Amanda Bronstad

6 minute read

July 22, 2024 | Law.com

Could There Be Class Actions Over CrowdStrike's Global Tech Outage?

Law firms are investigating potential lawsuits to come out of CloudStrike's global tech outage, but there may be limits on who can recover damages.

By Amanda Bronstad | Amanda O'Brien

4 minute read