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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December 22, 2022 | Law.com

How Did Mass Tort Bankruptcies Fare in 2022? Wait and See

Judges in high-profile mass tort bankruptcies involving Johnson & Johnson's talcum powder and 3M's combat earplugs came out with critical rulings this year, but all eyes are on appeals for 2023.

By Amanda Bronstad

7 minute read

December 21, 2022 | Law.com

Critical Mass With Law.com's Amanda Bronstad: Feinberg 'Under The Gun' to Tabulate Talc Claims, Business Groups Band Together in Johnson & Johnson's SCOTUS Petition

Welcome to Law.com Class Actions: Critical Mass, a weekly briefing for class action and mass tort attorneys.

By Amanda Bronstad

6 minute read

December 20, 2022 | Law.com

Seattle Jury Hits Monsanto With $82M Verdict in Latest PCB Trial

The verdict, announced on Tuesday, the latest to award damages to parents, teachers and children who suffered brain damage after being exposed to polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, at their school in Monroe, Washington.

By Amanda Bronstad

4 minute read

December 20, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

Ken Feinberg 'Under the Gun' to Evaluate Talc Bankruptcy Claims

Ken Feinberg told a bankruptcy judge on Tuesday that he was "under the gun" to complete a report that estimated the total value and volume of cancer claims over Johnson & Johnson's baby powder.

By Amanda Bronstad

4 minute read

December 19, 2022 | Law.com

Johnson & Johnson Unit Accuses Leading Plaintiffs' Talc Expert of Fraud

In a Dec. 16 complaint, Johnson & Johnson subsidiary LTL Management claimed Dr. Jacqueline Moline falsified a 2019 article on which plaintiffs lawyers relied in cases linking mesothelioma to its baby powder.

By Amanda Bronstad

6 minute read

December 16, 2022 | The Recorder

With Juul Settled, Philip Morris Parent Altria Goes Solo in E-Cigarette Trial

On Friday, U.S. District Judge William Orrick III said the April 17 trial in a case brought by the San Francisco Unified School District over Juul's e-cigarettes will go forward against Altria, parent company of Philip Morris.

By Amanda Bronstad

2 minute read

December 15, 2022 | The Recorder

Trustee Sues Over $428,820 in Checks Tom Girardi Wrote to Others, Including Attorneys

In a flurry of lawsuits, the trustee of Tom Girardi's Chapter 7 case alleged the checks, many of which were paid to other lawyers, were written with the 'actual intent to hinder, delay, or defraud any creditor.'

By Amanda Bronstad

4 minute read

December 14, 2022 | The Recorder

'Don't Want to Waste My Time': Judge Punts on Social Media Addiction Defense Decision

On Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers said she wanted to wait for the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in "Gonzalez v. Google" before deciding whether the Communications Decency Act's §230 immunizes social media apps from addiction claims.

By Amanda Bronstad

4 minute read

December 14, 2022 | Law.com

Critical Mass With Law.com's Amanda Bronstad: 3M Unit Appeals to Reverse 'Many Errors' of Bankruptcy Order. Juul Pays Billions to Snuff Out Lawsuits

Welcome to Law.com Class Actions: Critical Mass, a weekly briefing for class action and mass tort attorneys.

By Amanda Bronstad

6 minute read

December 13, 2022 | Law.com

'Straightforward Case for Reversal:' 3M Unit Appeals Earplug Bankruptcy Ruling

Paul Clement filed an opening brief on Monday before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit to reverse an Aug. 26 ruling in the Chapter 11 case of Aearo Technologies refusing to extend an automatic stay to include earplug cases against 3M.

By Amanda Bronstad

3 minute read

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