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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 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
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June 10, 2020 | Law.com
Judges in dozens of rulings in multidistrict litigation have failed to follow Rule 702 in allowing expert testimony into trials that should not have been admissible, wrote three defense lawyers in a Tuesday letter to the Judicial Conference Advisory Committee on Evidence Rules, which is reviewing possible amendments.
By Amanda Bronstad
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June 8, 2020 | New York Law Journal
Attorneys Regina Calcaterra and Janine Pollack, former colleagues at Wolf Haldenstein, have launched Calcaterra Pollack with plans to focus on complex litigation, including class actions brought over COVID-19 issues.
By Amanda Bronstad
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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
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April 20, 2020 | New York Law Journal
A class action, filed by Milberg, alleges Major League Baseball has failed to refund ticket holders for the 2020 season in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak.
By Amanda Bronstad
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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
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April 15, 2020 | Law.com
MDLs, Sixth Circuit Judge Raymond Kethledge wrote, "are not some kind of judicial border country, where the rules are few and the law rarely makes an appearance."
By Amanda Bronstad
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April 13, 2020 | Law.com
In her ruling Monday, U.S. District Judge Stephanie Gallagher concluded that the CARES Act had no implied private right of action allowing plaintiffs to bring the class action over Bank of America's handling of a $349 billion loan program to small businesses. She did, however, acknowledge "a significant flaw" in the program, deferring to Congress to make any changes to the new law.
By Amanda Bronstad
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April 8, 2020 | Law.com
Lawyers for hospitals predict there still could be medical malpractice lawsuits amid the COVID-19 outbreak, but plaintiffs lawyers are concerned about their practices. "You don't want to be the one suing heroes," said attorney John Hochfelder.
By Amanda Bronstad
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