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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.
May 24, 2022 | The Recorder
Tuesday's settlement is the latest involving Dr. James Heaps, the former campus gynecologist. Including prior settlements, UCLA has agreed to pay a total of nearly $700 million to resolve sexual abuse lawsuits.
By Amanda Bronstad
2 minute read
May 23, 2022 | Law.com
Citing "grave concern," 54 agricultural groups wrote a letter to Biden to withdraw U.S. Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar's amicus brief filed earlier this month in a petition Bayer filed before the U.S. Supreme Court involving a Roundup verdict.
By Amanda Bronstad
4 minute read
May 23, 2022 | The Recorder
Friday's verdict, in Los Angeles County Superior Court, is one of the largest in an asbestos case since courts reopened last year.
By Amanda Bronstad
4 minute read
May 19, 2022 | The Recorder
Plaintiff's lawyers preferred a vaccinated jury, but defense lawyers were firmly opposed to the idea. U.S. District Judge William Orrick, who previously told lawyers "we'll just have everybody come in" if they didn't reach an agreement, issued an order on Wednesday, saying: "I meant what I said."
By Amanda Bronstad
6 minute read
May 18, 2022 | The Recorder
Google, Apple and Facebook have turned to the federal Communications Decency Act to wipe out dozens of lawsuits alleging their casino apps are illegal gambling.
By Amanda Bronstad
4 minute read
May 16, 2022 | Law.com
Edelson's latest filing in its fee lawsuit accuses former Girardi Keese partners David Lira and Keith Griffin of using client funds to pay for thousands of dollars in airfare and restaurants.
By Amanda Bronstad
5 minute read
May 13, 2022 | The Recorder
A last-minute legal fight ensued prior to a May 23 trial against the makers of Joint Juice when class counsel sought to replace his lead plaintiff, who had impersonated a lawyer, then lied about it in a deposition, in a separate case against exercise equipment manufacturer Peloton.
By Amanda Bronstad
7 minute read
May 10, 2022 | Law.com
In an amicus brief filed on Tuesday, U.S. Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar said the U.S. Supreme Court should deny review of Bayer's petition to reverse an $80 million Roundup verdict.
By Amanda Bronstad
4 minute read
May 9, 2022 | The Recorder
The June 21 jury trial involves a Tennessee teenager, referred to as B.B., who got hooked on Juul's electronic cigarettes.
By Amanda Bronstad
4 minute read
May 5, 2022 | The Recorder
Another opioid trial began on April 25 in San Francisco against Walgreens, as well as manufacturers Allergan and Teva, and Teva's distribution subsidiary Anda.
By Amanda Bronstad
3 minute read
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