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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.
April 24, 2023 | The Recorder
Trial opened on Monday in the first bellwether trial involving Juul's electronic cigarettes. Altria, which owns a 35% stake in Juul, is the sole defendant.
By Amanda Bronstad
5 minute read
April 21, 2023 | Law.com
U.S. District Judge Denise Cote, in New York, refused on Thursday to dismiss 72 lawsuits alleging taking Tylenol while pregnant increases the risks of children developing autism or ADHD.
By Amanda Bronstad
4 minute read
April 20, 2023 | Law.com
U.S. Bankruptcy Chief Judge Michael Kaplan on Thursday limited his preliminary injunction order to 60 days and allowed discovery to move ahead in pending talc cases against Johnson & Johnson.
By Amanda Bronstad
6 minute read
April 14, 2023 | The Recorder
Bankruptcy trustees in the Chapter 7 cases of Tom Girardi and his law firm, Girardi Keese, plan to seek approval on Tuesday of a new settlement with one of his largest lenders, California Attorney Lending II.
By Amanda Bronstad
5 minute read
March 29, 2023 | The Recorder
U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria, who heard arguments on March 2, granted preliminary approval of the settlement on Wednesday.
By Amanda Bronstad
3 minute read
March 29, 2023 | Law.com
On Tuesday, the Advisory Committee on Civil Rules recommended the first rule to govern multidistrict litigation. Rule 16.1 now goes to a standing committee, which could hear public comments in August.
By Amanda Bronstad
5 minute read
March 24, 2023 | Law.com
At least two petitions for a writ of certiorari are pending before the U.S. Supreme Court over incentive awards, which compensate class representatives for their added time and work.
By Amanda Bronstad
7 minute read
March 17, 2023 | The Recorder
Several lawyers and federal judges noted a rise in class action trials this week at the annual Class Action Law Forum, hosted by the University of San Diego School of Law and sponsored by Western Alliance Bank.
By Amanda Bronstad
3 minute read
March 3, 2023 | Law.com
U.S. Magistrate Judge Jeffrey Cummings, in Chicago, entered the plea Friday at a virtual arraignment hearing, in which Girardi appeared alongside his brother and conservator, Robert Girardi, and a federal public defender.
By Amanda Bronstad
4 minute read
March 3, 2023 | Law.com
"It's one of the most racially diverse slates we've ever seen," said Diandra "Fu" Debrosse Zimmermann, of DiCello Levitt, of the leadership team, which a federal judge approved on Thursday. She and Ben Crump of Ben Crump Law, who both founded Shades of Mass, are two of the co-lead counsel.
By Amanda Bronstad
3 minute read
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