Amanda Bronstad

March 07, 2017 | National Law Journal

U.S. Circuit Judge Richard Posner used few words this week when striking down certification of a class action brought by Public Justice. But he did it with his usual flair: By comparing eye drops to … cats?

By Amanda Bronstad

10 minute read

March 07, 2017 | Daily Business Review

A Fort Lauderdale bankruptcy attorney who appeared in political ads opposing Donald Trump wants the right to opt out of the settlement deal.

By Amanda Bronstad

14 minute read

March 03, 2017 | Daily Business Review

We review four bills set to go before the House Rules Committee this week in one of the most comprehensive efforts at legal reform in more than a decade. Plus, a look at three bills in the pipeline.

By Amanda Bronstad

8 minute read

March 03, 2017 | National Law Journal

New Jersey-based Johnson & Johnson scored a defense win on Friday as a jury in Missouri found its baby powder did not cause a Tennessee woman's ovarian cancer.

By Amanda Bronstad

16 minute read

March 03, 2017 | The Recorder

Jay Edelson, the charismatic founder of Chicago's Edelson PC, and Steve Berman, co-founder of Seattle-based plaintiffs powerhouse Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro, saw different paths for the litigation—and different price tags for settlement.

By Amanda Bronstad

24 minute read

February 28, 2017 | Daily Business Review

Antonin Scalia led a revolution in class actions and arbitration. Will Trump's nominee pick up the mantle?

By Amanda Bronstad

26 minute read

February 27, 2017 | National Law Journal

In an unusual move, plaintiffs lawyers are invoking the Crime Victims' Rights Act to oppose Takata's $1 billion criminal plea deal.

By Amanda Bronstad

6 minute read

February 23, 2017 | National Law Journal

Tort reformers are pushing the most aggressive class action reform legislation in the past decade on Capitol Hill, but even defense lawyers have some concerns.

By Amanda Bronstad

9 minute read

February 17, 2017 | Corporate Counsel

The Chicago plaintiffs lawyer argues that the bill, which has been called a "death knell" for class actions, would instead spur unnecessary litigation and increase defense costs.

By Amanda Bronstad

11 minute read

February 14, 2017 | The Recorder

Covington & Burling, Kirkland & Ellis and Beth Wilkinson of Wilkinson Walsh + Eskovitz are working to shut down antitrust suits challenging the exclusive NFL-DirecTV broadcast deal.

By Amanda Bronstad

16 minute read