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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.
June 24, 2021 | Law.com
Ohio U.S. District Judge Dan Polster initially said only individuals vaccinated against COVID-19 could serve on a trial set for October. Defense counsel said the move would block the court from getting a fair cross-section of the community. The debate comes as courts, in the midst of returning to jury trials at the courthouse, grapple with jurors and the vaccine.
By Amanda Bronstad
7 minute read
June 21, 2021 | The Recorder
In a Monday order, U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria significantly scaled back the request, originally estimated to give $800 million to lead counsel in the Roundup multidistrict litigation. He also found the common fund doctrine inapplicable in the cases and called on a federal rules committee to consider new methods to compensate lead counsel in MDLs.
By Amanda Bronstad
6 minute read
June 17, 2021 | Law.com
Lawsuits against China over the pandemic have turned to diplomatic channels to send service of process to the Chinese government, which has refused to respond on immunity grounds. But not all the defendants are governmental entities, according to the lawsuits, including the Wuhan Institute of Virology now at the center of a renewed U.S. intelligence investigation.
By Amanda Bronstad
7 minute read
May 27, 2021 | Law.com
Federal judges are asking more questions prior to granting preliminary approval of class action settlements, partly due to 2018 rules changes, but also as lawyers have become more creative in how they structure such agreements. One example: The $2 billion Roundup settlement that a judge rejected this week.
By Amanda Bronstad
8 minute read
May 18, 2021 | Law.com
The case against AIG is one of dozens brought over refunds for canceled flights and cruises tied to the pandemic. Unlike most lawsuits, however, the case delved into accusations of "gamesmanship" and acts that were "contrived." An appeal is likely, plaintiffs counsel said in the wake of the dismissal.
By Amanda Bronstad
6 minute read
May 10, 2021 | Law.com
After dozens of injury reports, including one death, Peloton CEO John Foley, to the surprise of many lawyers, denied there were safety problems with the company's treadmills then, last, week, abruptly changed course and recalled 125,000 of the Tread+ products. His actions, although unusual and delayed, may have stopped potential lawsuits in their tracks, lawyers said.
By Amanda Bronstad
6 minute read
May 10, 2021 | Law.com
There are now 120 cases on appeal, in both state and federal courts, that allege insurance companies wrongfully denied coverage for pandemic-related business interruption claims. Lawyers are awaiting rulings from the Ohio Supreme Court, the District of Columbia Court of Appeals and the Oklahoma Supreme Court, as well as the U.S. Court of Appeals' Ninth Circuit and Eighth Circuit.
By Amanda Bronstad
10 minute read
April 30, 2021 | National Law Journal
The bench trial, which is expected to last 12 weeks, is before U.S. District Judge David Faber of the Southern District of West Virginia. Cabell County and the city of Huntington, both in West Virginia, brought the case against the three largest distributors of opiate pharmaceuticals: AmerisourceBergen Corp., McKesson and Cardinal Health.
By Amanda Bronstad
1 minute read
April 5, 2021 | Law.com
The $202 million in attorney fees requested by lawyers who obtained a settlement for residents of Flint, Michigan, faces objections in court, and in public.
By Amanda Bronstad
1 minute read
March 31, 2021 | New York Law Journal
The global consulting firm asked the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation to transfer all the lawsuits in New York, where it has headquarters. Dozens of plaintiffs opposed that request this week.
By Amanda Bronstad
1 minute read
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