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 10, 2024 | Law.com

Critical Mass With Law.com's Amanda Bronstad: "Squabbling" Starts Over Ozempic Leadership, Talc Disqualification Hearing Continues Today

By Amanda Bronstad

7 minute read

April 08, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Ozempic Leadership Fight Escalates: Proposed Co-Leads Are 'Losing Control'

Sarah Foster, of Schlesinger Law Offices in Fort Lauderdale, continued to insist she and others were excluded from the Ozempic leadership process, noting the last-minute addition of two lawyers to the proposed team.

By Amanda Bronstad

6 minute read

April 04, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Under Fire, Ozempic Lawyers Add Two 'Team Players' to Proposed Leadership

Plaintiffs lawyers who assembled a proposed leadership team in Ozempic lawsuits fired back at the accusation that they excluded attorneys—then added two more lawyers to their proposed team.

By Amanda Bronstad

5 minute read

April 03, 2024 | Law.com

Despite Call for Civility, 'Squabbles Among Counsel' Emerge Over Ozempic Leadership

Plaintiffs lawyers in the Ozempic multidistrict litigation organized a leadership team of 30 attorneys, but one Florida attorney objected to the proposed slate, which she says appears to be composed of 'repeat players.'

By Amanda Bronstad

5 minute read

April 03, 2024 | Law.com

Critical Mass With Law.com's Amanda Bronstad: Another Talc Trial Opens in Florida, 3M's PFAS Settlement Gets Final Approval

By Amanda Bronstad

6 minute read

April 02, 2024 | Law.com

Judge Grants Final Approval to 3M's PFAS Settlement, Cites 'Lack of Substantive Opposition'

Under the deal, 3M will provide at least $10.5 billion but could pay up to $12.5 billion, depending on the number of participants.

By Amanda Bronstad

5 minute read

April 01, 2024 | Daily Business Review

Another J&J Talc Trial Opens in Florida: 'This Fundamentally Is a Case About Science'

The second trial since the dismissal of Johnson & Johnson's talc bankruptcy last year opened on Monday, alleging its baby powder caused Patricia Matthey's ovarian cancer.

By Amanda Bronstad

5 minute read

March 29, 2024 | Law.com

Are More Jurors Just Defending Their Beliefs, Not Deliberating? 'As a Trial Lawyer, That Worries You'

Lawyers in high-profile trials have noticed more jurors in the deliberations holding steadfast to their beliefs, regardless of the evidence. That's causing mistrials, like the one this month involving Johnson & Johnson in a Florida talc trial.

By Amanda Bronstad

7 minute read

March 27, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

Federal Judge Orders 'Full Refiling' of Daubert Motions in J&J Talc Litigation

U.S. District Judge Michael Shipp, overseeing more than 50,000 talc lawsuits in multidistrict litigation, cited recent changes to Federal Rule of Evidence 702 and new science since the first Daubert hearing in 2020.

By Amanda Bronstad

5 minute read

March 27, 2024 | Law.com

Critical Mass With Law.com's Amanda Bronstad: What Happened at DQ Hearing in Talc? Dead Plaintiffs and Paraquat Pellets Raised Judge's Red Flags

By Amanda Bronstad

7 minute read

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