Amanda Bronstad

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.

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June 26, 2024 | The Recorder

Tom Girardi's Lawyers Move to Sever Upcoming Trial From Firm's Ex-Accountant

The motion to sever is among a flurry of filings that followed a June 20 hearing in the federal government's criminal case against Tom Girardi. The trial begins Aug. 6.

By Amanda Bronstad

6 minute read

June 25, 2024 | Law.com

MDLs Make Up More Than Half of U.S. Cases, Whether It's 65% or 71%

According to fiscal year 2023 statistics from the Administrative Office of U.S. Courts, and the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, multidistrict litigation now makes up 65% of the federal civil caseload, a far bigger share than the 38% a decade ago.

By Amanda Bronstad

8 minute read

June 21, 2024 | Daily Business Review

Eleventh Circuit: J&J's Recalled Sunscreen Deal Possible 'Coupon Settlement'

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, in a Thursday opinion, remanded the sunscreen settlement back to U.S. District Judge Anuraag 'Raag' Singh of the Southern District of Florida, who had criticized objector Ted Frank for holding up his approval of the class action agreement.

By Amanda Bronstad

6 minute read

June 21, 2024 | The Recorder

Lawyers Preview Tom Girardi's Defense: He Wasn't the One 'Running the Machine'

Tom Girardi's lawyers outlined their criminal defense on Thursday: the former chief accountant of his now defunct law firm, Girardi Keese, stole client funds while hiding the financial information from their client, who was already suffering from cognitive decline.

By Amanda Bronstad

4 minute read

June 19, 2024 | Law.com

Critical Mass With Law.com's Amanda Bronstad: Boeing CEO Gets Grilled Over Safety Lapses, Talc Plaintiffs File Medical Monitoring Class Action

This week: Many of the victims of Boeing's Max 8 crashes, represented by Clifford Law Offices, attending Tuesday's hearing in Congress. The same plaintiffs' firms that sued last month to stop Johnson & Johnson's planned third bankruptcy filed a new class action Monday seeking medical monitoring on behalf of talc victims. Find out who stepped in for Poppi Prebiotic Sodas in a class action alleging misrepresentations about gut health.

By Amanda Bronstad

8 minute read

June 17, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

Attorneys for Future Talc Claimants File Medical Monitoring Class Action Against J&J

Monday's lawsuit comes less than a month after many of the same plaintiffs' firms sued to stop Johnson & Johnson's potential third talc bankruptcy.

By Amanda Bronstad

5 minute read

June 14, 2024 | Law.com

After Federal Judge's Dismissal, Zantac Legal Fight Reignites in State Courts

On May 23, the first verdict in the nation over Zantac came out in Illinois, while a Delaware judge's May 31 decision allowed plaintiffs' experts for thousands of cases.

By Amanda Bronstad

7 minute read

June 12, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

Plaintiffs Move to Prevent Johnson & Johnson's Plans in 3rd Talc Bankruptcy

Lawyers for talc claimants filed a motion on Tuesday to prevent a planned third J&J bankruptcy from being filed outside New Jersey, where two prior Chapter 11 cases were dismissed.

By Amanda Bronstad

6 minute read

June 12, 2024 | Law.com

Critical Mass with Law.com's Amanda Bronstad: New Ozempic Judge Loses No Time; New MDLs Include AT&T Breach, GM Privacy

By Amanda Bronstad

6 minute read

June 11, 2024 | Law.com

Will the Fourth Circuit Finally Take On Bankruptcy's 'Texas Two-Step'?

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit has agreed to take up a bankruptcy involving the controversial "Texas two-step," potentially deciding the merger tactic's fate in future Chapter 11 cases. The opening brief is due July 10.

By Amanda Bronstad

6 minute read

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