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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October 09, 2023 | The Recorder

In Trial Openings, Plaintiffs Present New Allegations About 'What's Really in the Bottle of Roundup'

Plaintiffs' lawyers focused on more than glyphosate, the active ingredient in Monsanto's Roundup, in attempting to convince jurors in two separate trials that the pesticide causes cancer.

By Amanda Bronstad

5 minute read

October 06, 2023 | Law.com

Federal Panel Transfers More Than 100 MOVEit Data Breach Lawsuits to Massachusetts

Many lawyers on both sides of the lawsuits, which name MOVEit software make Progress Software and dozens of companies affected by the May 31 breach, had opposed multidistrict litigation.

By Amanda Bronstad

2 minute read

October 05, 2023 | Law.com

Munger Tolles, Hueston Hennigan, Join Maui Wildfire Cases Growing Defense Teams

Hawaiian Electric Co., which has been named in more than 35 lawsuits, has brought in a team from Munger, Tolles & Olson spearheaded by partner Brad Brian. The state of Hawaii, another defendant, has turned to John Hueston of Hueston Hennigan.

By Amanda Bronstad

5 minute read

October 04, 2023 | Law.com

Critical Mass With Law.com's Amanda Bronstad: Why Did an Appeals Court Reverse a $223M Talc Verdict? Lawsuits Ramp Up Over Recalled Electric Skateboard

By Amanda Bronstad

6 minute read

October 03, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

AstraZeneca to Pay $425M to Settle Thousands of Lawsuits Over Nexium, Prilosec

The settlement, announced on Tuesday, is the largest so far in the multidistrict litigation involving proton-pump inhibitor medications, used to treat heartburn and stomach acid.

By Amanda Bronstad

2 minute read

October 02, 2023 | Law.com

Company Behind Onewheel Electric Skateboard, Now Recalled, Faces 135 Lawsuits

Future Motion Inc., which announced a Sept. 29 recall of the Onewheel electric skateboard, faces about 35 lawsuits in federal courts and more than 100 in California state courts.

By Amanda Bronstad

5 minute read

September 29, 2023 | Law.com

Plaintiffs Lawyers Oppose Opioid Special Master DQ: 'Email Shows the Opposite of Bias'

Lead plaintiffs lawyers opposed a motion to disqualify David Cohen, the special master in the opioid multidistrict litigation, insisting that an email he inadvertently sent to lawyers in the case showed no evidence of bias.

By Amanda Bronstad

5 minute read

September 28, 2023 | Law.com

'I Have to Follow the Law': Judge Abruptly Ends Roundup Trial, Rules for Monsanto

St. Louis County Circuit Court Judge Brian May, on Thursday, granted Monsanto's motion for a directed verdict at the close of evidence presented by the plaintiff, Mark McCostlin.

By Amanda Bronstad

5 minute read

September 27, 2023 | Law.com

Chris Seeger's Settlement Streak, and the 'Pivotal Point' in 3M's Earplug Deal

In the past month, 3M announced a $6 billion earplug settlement, and Philips reached a $479 million deal with consumers of recalled CPAP devices. Chris Seeger helped negotiate both settlements.

By Amanda Bronstad

5 minute read

September 27, 2023 | Law.com

Critical Mass With Law.com's Amanda Bronstad: Dozens of Big-Name Companies Hit With Decongestant Suits, Opioid Special Master Who Hit 'Reply All' in Email Now Faces Disqualification

By Amanda Bronstad

6 minute read

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