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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November 12, 2024 | The Recorder

Federal Prosecutor in Tom Girardi Trial Joins Edelson

Assistant U.S. Attorney Ali Moghaddas was a lead prosecutor who obtained an Aug. 27 guilty verdict against Tom Girardi.

By Amanda Bronstad

4 minute read

November 07, 2024 | Law.com

'We're Back': Fourth Circuit Considers Certification of Marriott Data Breach Class ... Again

Marriott was back before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit hoping to dismantle a district judge's order that certified a class of hotel guests impacted by its 2018 data breach.

By Amanda Bronstad

5 minute read

November 06, 2024 | Law.com

Critical Mass With Law.com's Amanda Bronstad: Jurors Hand First Defense Verdict to Infant Formula Manufacturers, Decongestant Litigation Dire After Judge Dismisses Claims

By Amanda Bronstad

6 minute read

November 05, 2024 | The Recorder

Prosecutors: Tom Girardi's Own Testimony Shows Mental Competence

"For example," prosecutors wrote on Tuesday, "defendant on multiple occasions during trial asked his counsel when it was his turn to testify and also told his counsel that it was his 'ass on the line.'"

By Amanda Bronstad

4 minute read

November 04, 2024 | Law.com

Election 2024: Nationwide Judicial Races and Ballot Measures to Watch

At least 33 states will elect judges on Tuesday, and several ballot measures affecting the courts focus on judicial retirement age and disciplinary procedures.

By Amanda Bronstad

4 minute read

October 31, 2024 | Law.com

Abbott, Mead Johnson Win Defense Verdict Over Preemie Infant Formula

In closing arguments on Wednesday, plaintiff's lawyer Timothy Cronin asked jurors for $6 billion in punitive damages.

By Amanda Bronstad

5 minute read

October 30, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Decongestant MDL on Death's Door After Judge Strikes Key Claims

On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Brian Cogan in New York dismissed key consumer claims in the multidistrict litigation against drugmakers of decongestants including Sudafed PE and NyQuil Severe Cold & Flu.

By Amanda Bronstad

5 minute read

October 30, 2024 | Law.com

Critical Mass With Law.com's Amanda Bronstad: Talc Bankruptcy Judge Sets Hearing on Vote Fight, Social Media Fails to Dismiss Schools' Addiction Lawsuits

By Amanda Bronstad

6 minute read

October 29, 2024 | Law.com

Infant Formula Judge Sanctions Kirkland's Jim Hurst: 'Overtly Crossed the Lines'

The Oct. 24 sanction banned Hurst, of Kirkland & Ellis, from presenting evidence or closing arguments for the remainder of the trial. "Mr. Hurst's professional conduct has been reasonably called into question," he wrote.

By Amanda Bronstad

4 minute read

October 28, 2024 | Texas Lawyer

'Something Really Bad Happened': J&J's Talc Bankruptcy Vote Under Attack

At a hearing this month, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Christopher Lopez in Houston said he would schedule a trial in late January or early February to determine whether J&J manipulated its bankruptcy plan's vote.

By Amanda Bronstad

7 minute read

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