Amanda Bronstad

June 02, 2021 | Law.com

The justices rejected the consumer products company's petition to review a $2.1 billion verdict in Missouri, but that may not be the end of the matter.

By Amanda Bronstad

8 minute read

May 28, 2021 | Daily Business Review

A Florida jury rendered a defense verdict late Friday after deliberating for one day. The decision comes after another jury awarded $7.1 million to three plaintiffs in the first bellwether trial last month.

By Amanda Bronstad

2 minute read

May 28, 2021 | The Recorder

The five-point plan, which includes a potential claims administration process led by famed mediator Ken Feinberg, would move on from the class action in U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria's court, where a deal has been rejected.

By Amanda Bronstad

8 minute read

May 28, 2021 | Law.com

Ko, a partner at Keller Rohrback in Seattle, argued Thursday before the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation on opioid cases filed against McKinsey & Co. He says virtual hearings should remain. "Do we really need to fly across the country for two minutes?"

By Amanda Bronstad

6 minute read

May 27, 2021 | Law.com

Federal judges are asking more questions prior to granting preliminary approval of class action settlements, partly due to 2018 rules changes, but also as lawyers have become more creative in how they structure such agreements. One example: The $2 billion Roundup settlement that a judge rejected this week.

By Amanda Bronstad

8 minute read

May 26, 2021 | The Recorder

In a six-page order on Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria of the Northern District of California flagged many of the same concerns he raised at a lengthy hearing last week. "In sum, the settlement proposed by these attorneys would accomplish a lot for Monsanto," he wrote.

By Amanda Bronstad

6 minute read

May 26, 2021 | Law.com

The federal panel has a full docket for its Thursday hearing that includes not only the agricultural product but Google Play apps, opioids and baby food.

By Amanda Bronstad

8 minute read

May 25, 2021 | Law.com

The legal fight over the herbicide paraquat is coming to a head, with the first trial set to begin next week. On Thursday, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation plans to hear arguments on whether to coordinate more than 70 lawsuits brought against Chevron and Syngenta over the herbicide.

By Amanda Bronstad

6 minute read

May 21, 2021 | The Recorder

After sifting through piles of disorganized files at Girardi Keese's downtown Los Angeles office, bankruptcy trustee Elissa Miller has chosen law firms to take over the representation of a large share of thousands of Tom Girardi's clients who had pending claims after the sudden collapse of his law firm.

By Amanda Bronstad

7 minute read

May 20, 2021 | Law.com

Segui, a partner at Whitfield Bryson, talked to Law.com about a growing movement during the past year of giving younger attorneys more opportunities. She also discussed balancing home and work and the emerging legal theories in her practice, which involves product liability matters and data breaches.

By Amanda Bronstad

5 minute read