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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.
October 24, 2019 | Litigation Daily
Lawyers want more discovery of FDA testing that found asbestos in a sample lot of Johnson & Johnson's baby powder, prompting a voluntary recall of 33,000 bottles.
By Amanda Bronstad
1 minute read
October 23, 2019 | Litigation Daily
Data privacy and unwanted text messages were among the claims in a rising number of consumer class actions, according to an inaugural report released Wednesday by Lex Machina.
By Amanda Bronstad
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October 17, 2019 | Litigation Daily
Lawyers and legal experts list a host of reasons for larger jury awards such as the $8 billion Risperdal verdict last week, including evolving societal norms, changes in the plaintiffs bar and the actions of defendants.
By Amanda Bronstad
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October 15, 2019 | Litigation Daily
Tuesday's ruling by the Missouri Court of Appeals found that the Virginia plaintiff, Lois Slemp, who alleged she got ovarian cancer in 2012 from using Johnson & Johnson's baby powder, had no jurisdiction to bring her case in Missouri under the U.S. Supreme Court's Bristol-Myers ruling.
By Amanda Bronstad
1 minute read
October 15, 2019 | Litigation Daily
A Florida woman said she was "sentenced to a life of sadness" after her 18-year-old son died due to electronic cigarettes, according to the lawsuit filed Tuesday by Levin Simes Abrams in California.
By Amanda Bronstad
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October 10, 2019 | Litigation Daily
Thursday's orders, by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, mean an Oct. 21 trial over the opioid crisis will go forward.
By Amanda Bronstad
1 minute read
October 7, 2019 | Litigation Daily
The lawsuits are the first to be filed by school districts but join dozens of other lawsuits alleging Juul's marketing caused children to become addicted to its products.
By Amanda Bronstad
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October 3, 2019 | Litigation Daily
At least four petitions ask the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit to review U.S. District Judge Dan Polster's handling of the multidistrict litigation over the opioid crisis. They could impact a potential global settlement or a planned trial this month.
By Amanda Bronstad
1 minute read
October 3, 2019 | Litigation Daily
The total settlement is between $735 million and $800 million, according to plaintiffs lawyers, who announced the deal Thursday. It resolves lawsuits brought over the 2017 mass shooting at MGM's Mandalay Bay Casino in Las Vegas.
By Amanda Bronstad
1 minute read
October 2, 2019 | Litigation Daily
A federal judicial panel has ordered that lawsuits against Juul Labs Inc. go to San Francisco, home to the electronic cigarette maker's headquarters, before U.S. District Judge William Orrick of the Northern District of California.
By Amanda Bronstad
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