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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.
August 12, 2020 | Law.com
"To say this litigation would result in a complicated MDL seems an understatement," wrote the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation in an order Wednesday rejecting coordination of lawsuits brought by small businesses against more than 100 insurance firms. But the panel opened the door for MDLs against specific insurers.
By Amanda Bronstad
1 minute read
August 6, 2020 | National Law Journal
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed Senior U.S. District Judge Ellen Huvelle's decision, finding that the judge "got it just right."
By Jacqueline Thomsen | Amanda Bronstad
1 minute read
August 4, 2020 | Law.com
As the political debate deepens over who should own TikTok, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation sent nearly 20 privacy class actions against the Chinese-based media app to Illinois, which has one of the strictest laws protecting biometric data.
By Amanda Bronstad
1 minute read
July 8, 2020 | The Recorder
The notice of withdrawal came two days after a federal judge said he was likely to deny approval of the settlement, which Bayer reached last month to cap subsidiary Monsanto's liability over future Roundup claims.
By Amanda Bronstad
1 minute read
May 4, 2020 | The Recorder
EBay Inc. joins Amazon.com, Costco and other retailers sued for allegedly price gouging consumers seeking high-demand products during the COVID-19 pandemic.
By Amanda Bronstad
1 minute read
April 16, 2020 | Law.com
So far, employees for the government, a hand bell factory and a hair salon have filed class actions, and lawyers predict many more to come, as about 22 million people file for unemployment claims.
By Amanda Bronstad
1 minute read
January 30, 2020 | The Recorder
The statement of decision, issued on Thursday, is the first in which a state has obtained a judgment against pelvic mesh manufacturer Johnson & Johnson.
By Amanda Bronstad
1 minute read
December 10, 2019 | National Law Journal
Johnson & Johnson, disputing the FDA's testing that found asbestos in a lot of its baby powder, said its CEO was not the appropriate person to testify at the hearing and that the committee's Democratic members rejected its alternatives.
By Amanda Bronstad
1 minute read
September 11, 2019 | Law.com
Experts say a proposed Purdue Pharma settlement could provide some assurances on both sides, in the event of a bankruptcy, but several states aren't participating, including Connecticut, New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
By Amanda Bronstad
1 minute read
September 3, 2019 | Law.com
In a ruling that could influence 2,000 cases, U.S. District Judge Dan Polster concluded Tuesday that a jury could find "increases in prescription opioids proximately caused harm" to two Ohio counties going to trial next month.
By Amanda Bronstad
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