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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.
January 23, 2024 | Law.com
The amicus briefs, filed on Monday, support a petition from an claimants committee in the Bestwall LLC bankruptcy for the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse an injunction order blocking mesothelioma victims from pursing their asbestos lawsuits.
By Amanda Bronstad
5 minute read
January 22, 2024 | Law.com
"If allowed to stand, the recertification order would have enormous implications for class litigation, multidistrict litigation, and class-action waivers," said Matthew Hellman, co-chairman of Jenner & Block's appellate and Supreme Court practice.
By Amanda Bronstad
5 minute read
January 22, 2024 | Law.com
In a Jan. 10 letter, U.S. Bankruptcy Chief Judge Michael Kaplan of the District of New Jersey asked the Federal Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure to change a rule that prohibits bankruptcy judges from appointing special masters.
By Amanda Bronstad
6 minute read
January 17, 2024 | Law.com
A lawsuit filed on Tuesday alleged that both Alaska Airlines and Boeing were negligent for a defective door plug that blew out during a Jan. 5 flight, leaving a gaping hole in the 737-9 Max aircraft.
By Amanda Bronstad
5 minute read
January 17, 2024 | Law.com
More than a dozen class actions have been filed over a breach of Citrix Systems that impacted 36 million people. The government's criminal case against Tom Girardi has a May 21 trial date. Find out who filed the first lawsuit over a Jan. 8 gas explosion in Texas.
By Amanda Bronstad
5 minute read
January 11, 2024 | Law.com
To learn more about how the Roundup litigation has taken shape since trials began in 2018, check out this interactive map of verdicts.
By Aleeza Furman | Amanda Bronstad
1 minute read
January 10, 2024 | The Recorder
U.S. District Judge Josephine Staton, who on Jan. 2 found Girardi competent to stand trial, rejected arguments from Girardi's lawyers to push the trial into next year.
By Amanda Bronstad
3 minute read
January 10, 2024 | Law.com
The federal judge who found Tom Girardi competent to stand trial on criminal charges of stealing $15 million from his clients scheduled a status conference today that, according to updates filed on Monday, will focus on a trial date.
By Amanda Bronstad
7 minute read
January 9, 2024 | Law.com
A second trial over wildfires that ravaged Oregon over Labor Day 2020 began Tuesday, this time focused on economic and noneconomic damages of nine class members.
By Amanda Bronstad
6 minute read
January 8, 2024 | Law.com
Tom Girardi, 83, was charged on Feb. 1 with stealing at least $18 million from clients of his Los Angeles law firm, Girardi Keese, over the past decade. Others have been indicted. Here, we compiled the reporting in one place.
By Amanda Bronstad
5 minute read
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