Amanda Bronstad

June 08, 2006 | Law.com

As the start of Merck's first California trial involving Vioxx fast approaches, the company is seeking to have one of the two consolidated cases thrown out on statute of limitations grounds. The suits are among 1,800 Vioxx cases filed against Merck in California since the company pulled the drug from the market. Attorneys on both sides each got to select a case for trial. A hearing on Merck's motion for summary judgment is scheduled for June 15 and trial is planned for June 21.

By Amanda Bronstad

3 minute read

February 01, 2007 | New York Law Journal

EMI Music Publishing has filed a $100 million copyright infringement lawsuit in the Southern District against one of the leading providers of ringtones, just three months after the U.S. register of copyrights issued a controversial administrative ruling about the licensing of ringtones.

By Amanda BronstadThe National Law Journal

4 minute read

July 14, 2006 | The Legal Intelligencer

When Michael Holihan first filed suit against two Colombia-born brothers who allegedly had been importing counterfeit Nokia cell phone accessories into Miami, he got a permanent injunction and a $130,000 settlement.

By Amanda Bronstad

7 minute read

July 25, 2007 | Law.com

Lawyers and law firms dropped another $13 million into the coffers of the 2008 presidential campaigns during the second quarter of the year, according to the Center for Responsive Politics. Since the start of the year, the legal industry has contributed $27.5 million to the campaigns, 66 percent of which has gone to three Democratic candidates: former Sen. John Edwards, Sen. Hillary Clinton and Sen. Barack Obama. Edwards, a trial lawyer, continues to lead in lawyer contributions.

By Amanda Bronstad

3 minute read

August 06, 2010 | Law.com

Toyota's continuing legal drama got worse in July after the company reported receiving a subpoena over steering rods. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration had been tipped off by John Kristensen of O'Reilly Collins, who sued the company last year alleging that Toyota had long known about the steering rod problems, having issued a recall because of the same problem in Japan the year before. Kristensen discusses why he contacted NHTSA, what's potentially in store for Toyota and the status of his case.

By Amanda Bronstad

5 minute read

May 19, 2011 | National Law Journal

Lawyers for shareholders suing BP PLC to recover losses tied to last year's Deepwater Horizon oil spill have proposed a timetable by which their cases would go to trial separately, with the first trial possible by July 30, 2012, according to court documents.

By Amanda Bronstad

4 minute read

December 20, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, which has been aggressively defending Dole Food Co. Inc. and Chevron Corp. against tort claims brought by plaintiffs in other countries, has announced the formation of the transnational litigation and foreign judgments practice.

By Amanda Bronstad

3 minute read

August 26, 2009 | Law.com

A California lawyer who allegedly agreed to accept more than $100,000 in bribes in exchange for coaching his client to lie to a grand jury investigating immigration fraud has been indicted on obstruction of justice charges. Federal prosecutors allege that Alfred N. Villalobos coerced an attorney who represents the target of an immigration fraud investigation to give him $107,000 in cash and other compensation in exchange for the promise that his client would make false statements to a prosecutor and the grand jury.

By Amanda Bronstad

3 minute read

April 01, 2010 | Daily Business Review

The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation heard arguments as more than a dozen lawsuits with new types of claims have been filed against Toyota.

By Amanda Bronstad

8 minute read

August 25, 2011 | The Legal Intelligencer

A former government official in Thailand and her daughter have moved to dismiss criminal charges tied to a Hollywood couple who were convicted as part of a bribery scheme, calling the indictment "a novel prosecutorial approach" and a "case of first impression."

By Amanda Bronstad

4 minute read