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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.
December 29, 2020 | Law.com
Most pandemic lawsuits targeted specific industries, such as nursing homes, cruise ships, universities and insurance firms. For 2021, lawyers expect to see more lawsuits against insurance firms over business interruption claims, and possibly employment class actions focused on the COVID-19 vaccine.
By Amanda Bronstad
1 minute read
December 16, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer
The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation ordered coordination of about two dozen lawsuits bringing business interruption claims against Erie Insurance to the Western District of Pennsylvania. The panel also sent a dozen cases against Generali, which provided insurance for bookings on vacation rental site Vrbo, to the Southern District of New York.
By Amanda Bronstad
1 minute read
December 10, 2020 | Law.com
In motions to dismiss filed in Iowa and Texas, Tyson cited an April 28 executive order from President Donald Trump to keep meat plants open, as well as two regulatory laws, in arguing that federal law preempts lawsuits brought by employees who got sick or died from COVID-19.
By Amanda Bronstad
1 minute read
November 24, 2020 | Law.com
The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation is set to hear oral arguments Dec. 3 on whether to coordinate business interruption cases against Erie Insurance, or lawsuits against travel insurer Generali tied to canceled Vrbo bookings.
By Amanda Bronstad
1 minute read
November 19, 2020 | Law.com
Lex Machina's first "Torts Litigation Report" found tort lawsuits increased slightly in the second quarter of 2020, with most of the 173 cases related to the COVID-19 pandemic alleging negligence against cruise lines.
By Amanda Bronstad
1 minute read
November 5, 2020 | Law.com
The proposal, which still has to be approved by thousands of cities and counties, may have overcome a major hurdle in the negotiations for a global opioid settlement: legal fees. The deal involves three major pharmaceutical distributors and Johnson & Johnson.
By Amanda Bronstad
1 minute read
October 30, 2020 | Law.com
The earplug cases show few signs of slowing down, with plaintiffs lawyers estimating that more than 800,000 military veterans now suffer from hearing damage. The first trial is set for April 5.
By Amanda Bronstad
1 minute read
October 6, 2020 | Law.com
The number of new lawsuits caused by COVID-19 dipped in August to 660, according to data released Tuesday by the Silicon Valley-based litigation research firm Lex Machina, but may just be the end of the "first wave" of cases.
By Amanda Bronstad
1 minute read
October 5, 2020 | Law.com
Several judges have come out with the first rulings from among hundreds of class actions seeking refunds for university and college tuition and fees tied to the COVID-19 shutdowns. Most of them have refused to dismiss claims of breach of contract.
By Amanda Bronstad
1 minute read
August 28, 2020 | Connecticut Law Tribune
Two months after Bayer agreed to resolve thousands of lawsuits brought over Monsanto's Roundup herbicide, lawyers told a federal judge Thursday that most of the settlements have unraveled. U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria, who oversees the Roundup MDL, gave lawyers until Sept. 24 but said he might lift a stay on litigation and set cases for trial.
By Amanda Bronstad
1 minute read
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