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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February 23, 2022 | Law.com

Critical Mass by Law.com's Amanda Bronstad: As Hearing Ends, Will A Judge Toss the Talc Bankruptcy? Class Actions Cost a Record $3B Last Year, Survey Says.

By Amanda Bronstad

6 minute read

February 17, 2022 | Daily Business Review

'A Box With a Bow.' Judge Plans to Approve J&J Sunscreen Settlement.

Thursday's hearing for preliminary approval of the Johnson & Johnson sunscreen settlement lasted less than half an hour. U.S. District Judge Raag Singhal told the lawyers, "you've given it to me in a box with a bow."

By Amanda Bronstad

3 minute read

February 16, 2022 | The Legal Intelligencer

'A Wealth of Talent.' Judge Appoints Diverse Team to Lead Philips CPAP MDL

U.S. District Senior Judge Joy Flowers Conti, in Pittsburgh, appointed 33 attorneys in the multidistrict litigation brought over last year's recalled Philips breathing machines.

By Amanda Bronstad

4 minute read

February 10, 2022 | Law.com

Spicing It Up: Scientific Reports Drive New Wave of Class Actions

Hundreds of consumer class actions allege household items like spices, baby food, sunscreen and deodorant contain toxic substances, such as arsenic, lead and benzene.

By Amanda Bronstad

7 minute read

February 09, 2022 | Law.com

Critical Mass by Law.com's Amanda Bronstad: Congress Debates Bankruptcy Law As Talc Hearing Looms. Lawyers in Flint Water Settlement Get Nearly $200M in Fees.

By Amanda Bronstad

6 minute read

February 08, 2022 | The Recorder

UCLA Agrees to Pay $243M to Settle Sex Abuse Claims

The agreement, announced on Tuesday on behalf of 203 women claiming they were sexually abused by Dr. James Heaps, is the latest involving sexual abuse claims against a university.

By Amanda Bronstad

3 minute read

February 04, 2022 | Law.com

Nearly $200M in Legal Fees Awarded in Flint Water Settlement

On Friday, U.S. District Judge Judith Levy granted the fees, which are slightly less than lead counsel's initial request of $202 million.

By Amanda Bronstad

4 minute read

February 03, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

'Serious Constitutional Issues': 16 Law Professors Support Dismissal of Talc Bankruptcy

In three amicus briefs granted Thursday, law professors specializing in bankruptcy, constitutional law and complex litigation supported dismissal of the Chapter 11 case involving thousands of talcum powder lawsuits against Johnson & Johnson.

By Amanda Bronstad

4 minute read

February 02, 2022 | The Legal Intelligencer

SoClean Lawsuits Sent to Pa. Judge in Philips CPAP MDL

On Wednesday, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation sent two dozen lawsuits against SoClean to U.S. District Judge Joy Flowers Conti, who is already overseeing the multidistrict litigation over the Philips breathing machine recall in the Western District of Pennsylvania.

By Amanda Bronstad

3 minute read

February 02, 2022 | Law.com

Lawyers in Capital One Breach Settlement Seek $66.5M in Fees

The fee request, submitted on Monday as part of a motion for preliminary approval, is 35% of the $190 million Capital One settlement, which is one of the largest data breach agreements to date.

By Amanda Bronstad

4 minute read

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