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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April 06, 2021 | The Recorder

Girardi Keese Bankruptcy Trustee Says at Least $15M in Client Funds Are Missing

Elissa Miller, of SulmeyerKupetz in Los Angeles, the trustee appointed in the Chapter 7 bankruptcy case of Tom Girardi's former firm, disclosed the missing client funds at a Tuesday court hearing on Zoom in which she sought access to cash in order to continue digging through client files for pending cases.

By Amanda Bronstad

5 minute read

April 05, 2021 | Law.com

Attorney Fee Request for $202M in Flint Settlement Fuels Furor in Court, Public

The $202 million in attorney fees requested by lawyers who obtained a settlement for residents of Flint, Michigan, faces objections in court, and in public.

By Amanda Bronstad

6 minute read

April 01, 2021 | Daily Business Review

'Miami Is Ready' for National Cases: MDL Panel Picks Florida for Robinhood Litigation

Now, it will be up to U.S. District Judge Cecilia M. Altonaga to preside over the consolidated cases seeking collective damages in the multibillions of dollars.

By Michael A. Mora | Amanda Bronstad

5 minute read

April 01, 2021 | Texas Lawyer

Texas Supreme Court Ruling Won't Shut Down Winter Storm Suits, Lawyers Say

"Everybody up and down the chain providing the power and distributing the power will end up in these lawsuits," said plaintiffs attorney Mikal Watts, who has 32 wrongful death cases brought over the winter storm that hit Texas in February.

By Amanda Bronstad

6 minute read

March 31, 2021 | New York Law Journal

New Opioid Lawsuits Target McKinsey for Its Role as Consultant to Drug Companies

The global consulting firm asked the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation to transfer all the lawsuits in New York, where it has headquarters. Dozens of plaintiffs opposed that request this week.

By Amanda Bronstad

5 minute read

March 31, 2021 | Law.com

U.S. Supreme Court Sets Its Sights on Class Actions. Plus: McKinsey, Facing Opioid Lawsuits, Wants Litigation Moved to New York

The justices may be aiming to provide clarity and guidance to lower courts on its prior rulings

By Amanda Bronstad

6 minute read

March 24, 2021 | Law.com

Objections to Tom Girardi's Conservatorship Turned Aside. Plus: Bayer Declines to Seek SCOTUS Review of Roundup Verdict

The book is closed on the first Roundup products liability verdict, with Bayer announcing it wouldn't seek review from the U.S. Supreme Court.

By Amanda Bronstad

7 minute read

March 18, 2021 | Law.com

Mercedes-Benz Faces Its First Lawsuit Over Defective Airbags. Plus: California Bar Turns Down Bid to Resign on Behalf of Tom Girardi

It had not yet been dragged into litigation over alleged failures of Takata airbags, but the luxury carmaker has finally become a defendant in a case in Florida

By Amanda Bronstad

6 minute read

March 10, 2021 | Law.com

'MDLs Gone Wild' or 'Significant Misunderstanding'?: RoundUp Lawyers Grilled by Chhabria. Plus: COVID-19 Cancellation Cases Shunted to Arbitration

Opposition has been building in the Roundup MDL over a proposed $800 million in common benefit fees and a $2 billion class action settlement.

By Amanda Bronstad

8 minute read

March 09, 2021 | Law.com

Plaintiffs Counsel in Flint Water Settlement Seek $200M in Attorney Fees

The fee request, outlined in a Monday court filing, is part of a $641.25 million settlement with the state of Michigan, former Michigan Gov. Richard Snyder, the city of Flint, and several individual government defendants. It includes both common benefit fees and a 27% cap on contingency fees.

By Amanda Bronstad

4 minute read

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