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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 25, 2023 | The Recorder
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, on Thursday, upheld common benefit fee assessments against settlements reached outside the Bard IVC filter multidistrict litigation by plaintiffs' attorney Ben Martin.
By Amanda Bronstad
5 minute read
August 23, 2023 | Law.com
Craig Harbaugh, a federal public defender for Tom Girardi, cross-examined Dr. Diana Goldstein, a neuropsychologist and expert for the federal government, on Wednesday, the first day of a mental competency hearing.
By Amanda Bronstad
4 minute read
August 21, 2023 | Law.com
In an Aug. 18 filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Hawaiian Electric drew distinctions between laws in California versus Hawaii and explained why it didn't shut off power during the wildfires.
By Amanda Bronstad
4 minute read
August 18, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal
Lead attorneys in the talc multidistrict litigation, vowing to "proceed with alacrity," already have proposed a bellwether trial plan, which Johnson & Johnson opposed this week.
By Amanda Bronstad
5 minute read
August 16, 2023 | The Recorder
At a hearing on Tuesday, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Barry Russell criticized the latest opposition briefs filed by Evan Borges, a lawyer for Erika Girardi. The Girardi Keese trustee said the filings were all part of a publicity stunt.
By Amanda Bronstad
5 minute read
August 14, 2023 | Law.com
At least two class actions and one lawsuit already have been filed against Hawaiian Electric Co., the utility in Maui, where nearly 100 people died from wildfires that began Aug. 8.
By Amanda Bronstad
6 minute read
July 25, 2023 | The Recorder
Apple, Google and Facebook's Meta Platforms filed opening briefs on Monday asking the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to reverse a 2022 order holding them potentially liable for gambling losses tied to their casino-style apps.
By Amanda Bronstad
4 minute read
July 21, 2023 | The Recorder
U.S. District Judge Josephine Staton, at a hearing on Friday, said she was inclined to grant the government's motion to exclude a criminal defense attorney as an expert for Tom Girardi.
By Amanda Bronstad
3 minute read
July 19, 2023 | The Recorder
Some legal experts say Tuesday's verdict could make it harder for Johnson & Johnson to finalize its proposed $8.9 billion settlement in the Chapter 11 talc case.
By Amanda Bronstad
5 minute read
July 18, 2023 | The Recorder
The verdict comes in a rare trial that began May 31 despite an automatic stay halting talc lawsuits from going before jurors after Johnson & Johnson's unit, LTL Management LLC, filed for bankruptcy this year.
By Amanda Bronstad
3 minute read
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