Amanda Bronstad

September 22, 2022 | The Recorder

Plaintiffs attorneys sought unspecified fees and costs in a filing on Thursday after U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria held a Sept. 15 hearing over sanctions against Facebook and its law firm, Gibson Dunn.

By Amanda Bronstad

4 minute read

September 21, 2022 | The Recorder

Among the top sellers of Wednesday's auction of Girardi's personal belongings were multiple Persian rugs, numerous pieces of giltwood furniture and Italian and bronze sculpture, particularly by American artist Glenna Maxey Goodacre.

By Amanda Bronstad

3 minute read

September 21, 2022 | Law.com

Many law firms are running their Puerto Rico offices on generators as Hurricane Fiona pelted the island this week with high winds and torrential rains. "The amount of water it dumped in a short amount of time was pretty impressive," said John Driscoll, who, like many plaintiffs lawyers, moved to Puerto Rico a few years ago.

By Amanda Bronstad

5 minute read

September 21, 2022 | Law.com

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By Amanda Bronstad

6 minute read

September 19, 2022 | Law.com

Jeffrey Lamken, representing talcum powder claimants, argued before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit to reverse a bankruptcy ruling halting 38,000 talcum powder lawsuits against Johnson & Johnson. Hogan Lovells partner Neal Katyal represented Johnson & Johnson's bankrupt subsidiary LTL Management.

By Amanda Bronstad

5 minute read

September 16, 2022 | Law.com

In a ruling on Friday, U.S. District Judge Richard Gergel found the defendant companies, including 3M, had "significantly greater knowledge" than the U.S. government about the risks of "forever chemicals" in their aqueous film-forming foam products.

By Amanda Bronstad

5 minute read

September 15, 2022 | The Recorder

U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria, at a hearing to determine whether to sanction Facebook and its legal team at Gibson Dunn for discovery misconduct, described some of their actions as "frivolous" and "abominable."

By Amanda Bronstad

5 minute read

September 14, 2022 | Law.com

"The statistics suggest there may be something really wrong with the MDL process," said U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria, who is weighing what to do with 750 remaining Roundup lawsuits after Bayer settled most of the cases.

By Amanda Bronstad

7 minute read

September 14, 2022 | Law.com

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By Amanda Bronstad

5 minute read

September 13, 2022 | Law.com

The U.S. Department of Justice objected to about $180,000 in incentive awards proposed in a $63 million class action settlement over the 2014 data breach at the U.S. Office of Personnel Management.

By Amanda Bronstad

5 minute read