Amanda Bronstad

January 31, 2022 | Law.com

The deadline to object or opt out of the $92 million privacy settlement with TikTok is Jan. 31, but lead counsel aren't expected to file their motion for attorney fees until March 31.

By Amanda Bronstad

5 minute read

January 27, 2022 | Daily Business Review

The verdict, awarded late Thursday, is the largest jury award over 3M's dual-ended combat earplugs, alleged to cause hearing loss and ringing of the ears.

By Amanda Bronstad

3 minute read

January 27, 2022 | Law.com

"There are still plaintiffs who are out of money," U.S. District Judge Thomas Durkin told lawyers for former Girardi Keese partners David Lira and Keith Griffin, as well as attorneys at Edelson.

By Amanda Bronstad

5 minute read

January 27, 2022 | Law.com

Roundup MDL Judge Vince Chhabria called on a federal rules committee last year to review common benefit fees in multidistrict litigation, which he called "totally out of control." But rules changes are unlikely.

By Amanda Bronstad

8 minute read

January 26, 2022 | Law.com

A federal judge has scheduled four days of interviews with lawyers who want to lead lawsuits over allegedly defective breathing machines.

By Amanda Bronstad

7 minute read

January 25, 2022 | Law.com

"It is correct that a significant portion of this class is bound by arbitration agreements that would preclude participation in this class action," said Alston & Bird's Kristy Brown, a lawyer for T-Mobile, at the first hearing in the multidistrict litigation over last year's data breach.

By Amanda Bronstad

4 minute read

January 24, 2022 | Law.com

The state of New Hampshire's public nuisance trial against Johnson & Johnson, set for Feb. 1, was delayed due to rising COVID-19 cases tied to the omicron variant.

By Amanda Bronstad

3 minute read

January 24, 2022 | Law.com

As the COVID-19 omicron variant has swept through the country in January, judges have had to grapple with whether to move forward with jury trials right now. Their reasons are as varied as the public's views about the pandemic.

By Amanda Bronstad

4 minute read

January 21, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

After challenges to a U.S. trustee's action, New Jersey Chief Bankruptcy Judge Michael Kaplan on Thursday reinstated the original claimants' committee in the Chapter 11 case involving 38,000 talcum powder lawsuits against Johnson & Johnson.

By Amanda Bronstad

5 minute read

January 19, 2022 | Texas Lawyer

The lawsuit, filed on Tuesday, alleges Houston-based Marker Group failed to safeguard medical records and other sensitive information compromised in a Sept. 3 cyberattack. Morgan & Morgan filed the class action with co-lead plaintiffs attorneys in the proton-pump inhibitor multidistrict litigation in New Jersey.

By Amanda Bronstad

3 minute read