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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April 25, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Pennsylvania Judge Grants Final Approval to Philips CPAP Settlement

U.S. District Senior Judge Joy Flowers Conti of the Western District of Pennsylvania granted final approval to a class action settlement over recalled Philips breathing devices, plus nearly $100 million in attorney fees.

By Amanda Bronstad

3 minute read

April 25, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

As Eli Lilly's Insulin Pricing Settlement Unravels, Lawyers Vow to Push Ahead

Lawyers touting a $500 million settlement over insulin pricing are back at the drawing board after a judge refused to certify their class.

By Amanda Bronstad

5 minute read

April 24, 2024 | Law.com

Critical Mass With Law.com's Amanda Bronstad: Mixed Results in J&J's First Post-Bankruptcy Talc Verdicts, Antitrust Class Actions Surge Over Sugar

The first talcum powder verdicts involving Johnson & Johnson since the failed bankruptcies of its subsidiary last year both ended on April 19—but with mixed results.

By Amanda Bronstad

7 minute read

April 22, 2024 | Law.com

'We Fight': The Dallas Firm That Won $45M Talc Verdict Refused Johnson & Johnson's Settlement Offer

Friday's verdict against Johnson & Johnson, in Chicago's Cook County Circuit Court, is the first for a mesothelioma victim since two failed talc bankruptcies last year—and a groundbreaking win for Dallas-based Dean Omar Branham Shirley.

By Amanda Bronstad

5 minute read

April 22, 2024 | Law.com

Soaring Sugar Prices Not So Sweet: Antitrust Class Actions Surge

Two years after the U.S. Department of Justice failed to block a $315 million merger between United States Sugar Corp. and Imperial Sugar Co., antitrust lawyers have lodged nearly two dozen class actions at the sugar industry.

By Amanda Bronstad

5 minute read

April 19, 2024 | Daily Business Review

Florida Jury Sides With Johnson & Johnson in First Post-Bankruptcy Talc Verdict

Thursday's verdict comes in the second ovarian cancer trial since Johnson & Johnson's failed talc bankruptcies last year.

By Amanda Bronstad

3 minute read

April 17, 2024 | Law.com

Paraquat Judge Tosses Key Plaintiffs' Expert Over 'Methodological Contortions'

U.S. District Judge Nancy Rosenstengel, who is overseeing the paraquat multidistrict litigation, found that Dr. Martin Wells, a biostatistician and epidemiologist at Cornell University, used unreliable methodologies in concluding that exposure to the pesticide increased the risks of getting Parkinson's disease.

By Amanda Bronstad

5 minute read

April 17, 2024 | Law.com

Critical Mass with Law.com's Amanda Bronstad: Law.com Radar Shows Antitrust Class Actions Climbing, First MDL Rule Gets Adopted

By Amanda Bronstad

6 minute read

April 15, 2024 | Law.com

Law.com Radar: Antitrust Class Actions Climb in 2023, Then Skyrocket in March

In March, according to Law.com Radar's data, there were 42 antitrust class actions filed, 71% higher than the average monthly rate over the previous 12 months.

By Amanda Bronstad

5 minute read

April 12, 2024 | Law.com

Tyco Agrees to $750M Settlement Over Contaminated Drinking Water

On Friday, lawyers in the multidistrict litigation over aqueous film-forming foam announced the Tyco settlement, which would compensate 12,000 public water systems nationwide with contaminated drinking water supplies.

By Amanda Bronstad

4 minute read

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