Amanda Bronstad

February 24, 2021 | Law.com

The power grid operator, called the Electric Reliability Council of Texas Inc., or ERCOT, as well as regional utilities, have been targeted for failing to prepare residents for the power outages and not winterizing the state's electrical equipment.

By Amanda Bronstad

6 minute read

February 24, 2021 | National Law Journal

Appearing before the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, which will hear arguments on March 25 about whether to coordinate nearly 50 class actions over the trading scandal, were Cravath's Kevin Orsini for Robinhood and Bartlit Beck's Adam Hoeflich for Citadel. Also appearing was Thomas Redburn of Lowenstein Sandler for Melvin Capital Management.

By Amanda Bronstad

5 minute read

February 23, 2021 | Texas Lawyer

Even as some lawyers barely had their own lights back on, some began filing lawsuits seeking punitive damages. But a law professor pointed out that "utilities historically have not been found liable for discontinuing service when the weather is to blame."

By Amanda Bronstad

6 minute read

February 22, 2021 | Texas Lawyer

The wrongful death cases, including one filed by San Antonio lawyer Mikal Watts, add to at least three other lawsuits brought against several energy companies and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, or ERCOT, which is under fire for shutting off power to millions of Texans last week as temperatures dipped into the single digits.

By Amanda Bronstad

6 minute read

February 19, 2021 | Texas Lawyer

The lawsuits are filed against the Electric Reliability Council of Texas Inc., or ERCOT, alleging the utility did not prepare residents about possible rolling blackouts and failed to winterize its equipment. Mikal Watts, of Watts Guerra, filed one of the lawsuits.

By Amanda Bronstad

4 minute read

February 19, 2021 | The Recorder

"The simple fact remains that all Roundup attorneys and plaintiffs have benefitted from MDL leadership's efforts," lead counsel wrote in a Thursday filing. They responded to more than a dozen law firms that objected to an 8.25% holdback on their settlements with Monsanto for "common benefit" fees.

By Amanda Bronstad

5 minute read

February 19, 2021 | Daily Report Online

U.S. District Judge Leigh Martin May, of the Northern District of Georgia, appointed an "array of highly skilled counsel with diverse backgrounds and experience," on Thursday. Timothy Clark, of Sanders Phillips Grossman, and Erin Copeland, of Fibich, Leebron, Copeland & Briggs, will serve as co-lead counsel.

By Amanda Bronstad

3 minute read

February 18, 2021 | Texas Lawyer

An unprecedented winter storm in Texas caused millions of people to lose power in their homes as temperatures reached single digits. Lawyers were no exception. Many had burst pipes that forced them to rely on neighbors for showers and drinking water, while internet connections were nonexistent or poor.

By Amanda Bronstad

7 minute read

February 17, 2021 | The Recorder

At a Zoom hearing Wednesday before U.S. District Judge Edward Davila, many objectors insisted that plaintiffs lawyers failed to justify such an award, which is 28.3% of the $310 million settlement, and suggested fees of closer to $36 million.

By Amanda Bronstad

5 minute read

February 17, 2021 | Law.com

The committee hearing is the government's "first public attempt to understand what occurred in January," said a lawyer who said he expects the SEC, FINRA and other regulators to be asked to weigh the causes of and reactions to the GameStop bubble.

By Amanda Bronstad

7 minute read