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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November 04, 2024 | Law.com

Election 2024: Nationwide Judicial Races and Ballot Measures to Watch

At least 33 states will elect judges on Tuesday, and several ballot measures affecting the courts focus on judicial retirement age and disciplinary procedures.

By Amanda Bronstad

4 minute read

October 31, 2024 | Law.com

Abbott, Mead Johnson Win Defense Verdict Over Preemie Infant Formula

In closing arguments on Wednesday, plaintiff's lawyer Timothy Cronin asked jurors for $6 billion in punitive damages.

By Amanda Bronstad

5 minute read

October 30, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Decongestant MDL on Death's Door After Judge Strikes Key Claims

On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Brian Cogan in New York dismissed key consumer claims in the multidistrict litigation against drugmakers of decongestants including Sudafed PE and NyQuil Severe Cold & Flu.

By Amanda Bronstad

5 minute read

October 30, 2024 | Law.com

Critical Mass With Law.com's Amanda Bronstad: Talc Bankruptcy Judge Sets Hearing on Vote Fight, Social Media Fails to Dismiss Schools' Addiction Lawsuits

By Amanda Bronstad

6 minute read

October 29, 2024 | Law.com

Infant Formula Judge Sanctions Kirkland's Jim Hurst: 'Overtly Crossed the Lines'

The Oct. 24 sanction banned Hurst, of Kirkland & Ellis, from presenting evidence or closing arguments for the remainder of the trial. "Mr. Hurst's professional conduct has been reasonably called into question," he wrote.

By Amanda Bronstad

4 minute read

October 28, 2024 | Texas Lawyer

'Something Really Bad Happened': J&J's Talc Bankruptcy Vote Under Attack

At a hearing this month, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Christopher Lopez in Houston said he would schedule a trial in late January or early February to determine whether J&J manipulated its bankruptcy plan's vote.

By Amanda Bronstad

7 minute read

October 25, 2024 | The Recorder

Judge: Schools Can Sue Social Media for Expenses Related to Addicted Students

U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, who is overseeing multidistrict litigation in the Northern District of California, allowed negligence claims brought by school districts to move ahead against Meta Platforms, which owns Facebook and Instagram, and the parent companies of TikTok, Snapchat and YouTube.

By Amanda Bronstad

5 minute read

October 23, 2024 | Daily Business Review

'This Is Not a Coincidence': Lawsuit Blames Chatbot App Character.AI for Teen's Suicide

The suit is the first of its kind against a provider of artificial intelligence, but similar suits have been filed against social media giant Meta Platforms Inc., which owns Facebook and Instagram, and the parent companies of TikTok, Snapchat and YouTube.

By Amanda Bronstad

6 minute read

October 23, 2024 | Law.com

Critical Mass With Law.com's Amanda Bronstad: Judge Advances Addiction Claims Against Social Media, Attorneys in Norfolk Settlement Want Objector to Pay $850K Appeal Bond

By Amanda Bronstad

6 minute read

October 22, 2024 | Law.com

Mass. Judge Declares Mistrial in Talc Trial: 'Court Can't Accommodate This Case'

Suffolk County Superior Court Judge Jackie Cowin, according to a Courtroom View Network broadcast of the trial, acknowledged to the lawyers: "This is a bad outcome, and I recognize all the reasons it's a bad outcome, but it is what it is."

By Amanda Bronstad

3 minute read

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