Amanda Bronstad

July 07, 2021 | Law.com

The Boy Scouts of America and lawyers for 60,000 of its accusers is the largest sexual abuse agreements in U.S. history – and it might get even larger.

By Amanda Bronstad

6 minute read

July 06, 2021 | The Recorder

A 2011 Cadillac, an album of The Beach Boys and law books are among the possible items at the former Girardi Keese law firm that a bankruptcy trustee wants to sell at an upcoming auction Miller told a bankruptcy judge Tuesday. "With the notoriety of the case, we're hoping people will want to buy all kinds of crazy things that normally we would trash," she said.

By Amanda Bronstad

3 minute read

July 02, 2021 | Law.com

U.S. District Judge Daniel Crabtree in June tossed claims brought under the U.S. Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act and some of the antitrust allegations against Mylan Pharmaceuticals, which sold the EpiPen, a pen-like device that treats anaphylaxis, a potentially fatal condition caused by food allergies and insect bites. Trial is set for Sept. 7.

By Amanda Bronstad

5 minute read

July 01, 2021 | Daily Business Review

In six separate orders Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Robin Rosenberg of the Southern District of Florida dismissed large chunks of the litigation over heartburn medication Zantac, including RICO and medical monitoring claims. But plaintiffs lawyers insist the "vast majority" of their claims are moving forward.

By Amanda Bronstad

6 minute read

June 30, 2021 | The Recorder

Kaneko, a partner at Shook, Hardy & Bacon's office in Irvine, defends companies in class actions over consumer products, particularly the labeling of food and beverages. He has seen more demand letters over labeling in the past six months than he's seen his entire 14-year career at the firm.

By Amanda Bronstad

5 minute read

June 30, 2021 | Law.com

"The opioid epidemic didn't happen by accident," Hunter Shkolnik of Napoli Shkolnik told jurors in a Long Island law school lecture hall.

By Amanda Bronstad

8 minute read

June 28, 2021 | Law.com

The first state to sue electronic cigarette maker Juul has reached a $40 million settlement ahead of a July 12 trial. The proposed consent decree, announced in court Monday, includes payments that Juul plans to make to the state of North Carolina over six years.

By Amanda Bronstad

4 minute read

June 25, 2021 | The Recorder

Jayne, who stars on "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills," has brought in Evan Borges, a partner at Greenberg Gross, who filed a motion to boot Ronald Richards from serving as the Girardi Keese bankruptcy trustee's special litigation counsel. Borges cited "false and inflammatory social media posts" by Richards, who is seeking documents from Jayne's accountant, landlord and divorce attorney.

By Amanda Bronstad

6 minute read

June 25, 2021 | Law.com

Whiteley, of Kanner & Whiteley, says young women are empowering other women in mass torts. Although the pandemic taught her that some lawyers work well from home, she remained at her New Orleans office the whole past year. "Having those dialogues, to go into the hall, and work things out. I miss it."

By Amanda Bronstad

6 minute read

June 24, 2021 | The Recorder

In a tentative order Thursday, Orange County Superior Court Judge Kirk Nakamura ordered attorneys David Yeremian and Jason Rothman to each pay $10,000 within 10 days. At issue was a declaration submitted in support of attorney fees stating that Rothman worked 357 hours, but added, "I actually worked 185.38 so the above hours are exaggerated to help us meet the lodestar but not seeming too far out of line."

By Amanda Bronstad

6 minute read