Amanda Bronstad

September 01, 2021 | Daily Business Review

Judge M. Casey Rodgers, who is overseeing the 3M earplug multidistrict litigation in Pensacola, told lawyers it was "my responsibility as the presiding judge over this massive MDL to move things along." With COVID-19 cases surging in the area, she ordered all attorneys, parties and staff coming into her courtroom must show proof of vaccination or a negative test within the prior week.

By Amanda Bronstad

6 minute read

September 01, 2021 | Law.com

Girardi Keese's liabilities total an eye-popping $101 million, according to a bankruptcy trustee – and a large chunk is owed to other law firms. Talcum powder plaintiffs hit some bumps in their attempts to halt Johnson & Johnson's plan to offload its liabilities into bankruptcy.

By Amanda Bronstad

8 minute read

August 30, 2021 | Law.com

Recent recalls of consumer products like Peloton treadmills, sleep apnea machines and sunscreen haven't faced the same level of legal exposure. Plaintiffs lawyers who file such class actions say a lot depends on the details of the recall.

By Amanda Bronstad

8 minute read

August 26, 2021 | The Recorder

A summary of assets and liabilities filed Tuesday by the trustee in the Girardi Keese bankruptcy included nearly 500 separate claims from litigation financing firms, law firms, consulting firms, media companies, vendors, former employees and others. It also lists 5,276 clients, including 970 minors, who may be owed money.

By Amanda Bronstad

4 minute read

August 25, 2021 | Law.com

A judge will soon decide whether to issue a contempt order in a high-stakes opioid trial following a hearing today in New York.

By Amanda Bronstad

6 minute read

August 24, 2021 | Law.com

Four law firms preparing for a talcum powder trial next month against Johnson & Johnson filed an emergency motion and petition Tuesday to prevent the company's potential bankruptcy filing, which would halt their lawsuit and potentially that of tens of thousands of other cases.

By Amanda Bronstad

4 minute read

August 23, 2021 | The Recorder

This time, Elissa Miller, the trustee of Girardi Keese's Chapter 7 filing who sued Erika Girardi last month, alleges the defunct Los Angeles firm's former co-counsel in a case failed to turn over potentially millions of dollars in legal fees.

By Amanda Bronstad

5 minute read

August 20, 2021 | Law.com

At least two class actions have been filed against T-Mobile over its data breach announced this week. With at least 50 million customers affected, lawyers are predicting many more cases to come.

By Amanda Bronstad

5 minute read

August 20, 2021 | Daily Business Review

U.S. Magistrate Judge Jonathan Goodman, in Florida's Southern District, has ordered Ted Frank to provide 10 years worth of court orders involving his objections to class action settlements. But he's also got questions for lawyers in a class action settlement over brain health supplement Neuriva.

By Amanda Bronstad

8 minute read

August 19, 2021 | Law.com

U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer appointed Elizabeth Cabraser, of Lieff Cabraser, to serve as lead counsel in 50 opioid lawsuits brought by cities, counties, school districts, labor unions, hospitals and others against Purdue Pharma's consulting firm. The next hearing is Sept. 2.

By Amanda Bronstad

5 minute read