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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.
July 29, 2019 | The Recorder
U.S. District Judge George Wu of the Central District of California said he would dismiss the case, despite Johnson & Johnson's request not to, but ordered plaintiffs lawyers at the Lanier Law Firm to pay fees and costs.
By Amanda Bronstad
1 minute read
June 28, 2019 | Law.com
Many of the same plaintiffs lawyers involved in the Takata airbag lawsuits have filed class actions over allegedly defective airbags made by ZF-TRW Automotive Holdings Corp., after NHTSA expanded an investigation in April.
By Amanda Bronstad
1 minute read
June 25, 2019 | Law.com
At a Tuesday hearing, plaintiffs' attorneys who proposed a "negotiation class" to settle all the opioid lawsuits agreed to give more time for objections, some of which have come from distributors, pharmacies and state attorneys general.
By Amanda Bronstad
1 minute read
May 10, 2019 | National Law Journal
The Justice Department called the settlement over Dial's antibacterial soap "virtually worthless."
By Nate Robson | Amanda Bronstad
1 minute read
March 13, 2019 | Law.com
Boeing faces lawsuits from passengers, particularly since eight of them on the Ethiopian Air flight were Americans. But airlines also could bring legal actions over revenue losses incurred due to the grounding, according to lawyers who specialize in aviation.
By Amanda Bronstad
1 minute read
January 9, 2019 | Connecticut Law Tribune
In a colorful opinion, Hartford District Superior Court Judge Thomas Moukawsher wrote, “Any distribution of money among the cities would look more like the distribution of alms from the community chest than like the judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction."
By Amanda Bronstad
1 minute read
December 4, 2018 | Connecticut Law Tribune
The report by the American Tort Reform Association ranked the top nine venues with the “most unfair” legal systems. Florida, which topped the list last year, was No. 2.
By Amanda Bronstad
1 minute read
October 26, 2018 | Connecticut Law Tribune
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Institute for Legal Reform released the report on Wednesday at its annual summit, along with a white paper that called on Congress to reform securities laws.
By Amanda Bronstad
1 minute read
July 3, 2018 | National Law Journal
The Missouri Court of Appeals decision on June 29 is the third ruling to reverse a jury award against Johnson & Johnson over its baby powder, which thousands of lawsuits have alleged caused women to get ovarian cancer.
By Amanda Bronstad
1 minute read
March 27, 2018 | Law.com
Remington Outdoor's Chapter 11 bankruptcy could hold up a case brought by 10 families of victims of the 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School, even if the Connecticut Supreme Court rules in their favor.
By Amanda Bronstad
1 minute read
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