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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April 15, 2024 | Law.com

Law.com Radar: Antitrust Class Actions Climb in 2023, Then Skyrocket in March

In March, according to Law.com Radar's data, there were 42 antitrust class actions filed, 71% higher than the average monthly rate over the previous 12 months.

By Amanda Bronstad

5 minute read

April 12, 2024 | Law.com

Tyco Agrees to $750M Settlement Over Contaminated Drinking Water

On Friday, lawyers in the multidistrict litigation over aqueous film-forming foam announced the Tyco settlement, which would compensate 12,000 public water systems nationwide with contaminated drinking water supplies.

By Amanda Bronstad

4 minute read

April 11, 2024 | The Recorder

Northern California Judges Get New Multidistrict Litigation Over 23andMe Breach, Baby Food

"This mass tort is going to end up being one of the most important litigations in recent history," said R. Brent Wisner, a partner at Wisner Baum.

By Amanda Bronstad

3 minute read

April 10, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

In Talc DQ Hearing, Beasley Allen's Andy Birchfield Testifies: 'It Never Crossed My Mind'

Andy Birchfield, of Beasley Allen, took the stand on Wednesday to fend off Johnson & Johnson's allegations that he breached his ethical duties by working with one of its former lawyers to come up with a proposed $19 billion talc settlement.

By Amanda Bronstad

5 minute read

April 10, 2024 | Law.com

Critical Mass With Law.com's Amanda Bronstad: "Squabbling" Starts Over Ozempic Leadership, Talc Disqualification Hearing Continues Today

By Amanda Bronstad

7 minute read

April 08, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Ozempic Leadership Fight Escalates: Proposed Co-Leads Are 'Losing Control'

Sarah Foster, of Schlesinger Law Offices in Fort Lauderdale, continued to insist she and others were excluded from the Ozempic leadership process, noting the last-minute addition of two lawyers to the proposed team.

By Amanda Bronstad

6 minute read

April 04, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Under Fire, Ozempic Lawyers Add Two 'Team Players' to Proposed Leadership

Plaintiffs lawyers who assembled a proposed leadership team in Ozempic lawsuits fired back at the accusation that they excluded attorneys—then added two more lawyers to their proposed team.

By Amanda Bronstad

5 minute read

April 03, 2024 | Law.com

Despite Call for Civility, 'Squabbles Among Counsel' Emerge Over Ozempic Leadership

Plaintiffs lawyers in the Ozempic multidistrict litigation organized a leadership team of 30 attorneys, but one Florida attorney objected to the proposed slate, which she says appears to be composed of 'repeat players.'

By Amanda Bronstad

5 minute read