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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December 29, 2023 | The Recorder

With Data Breach Lawsuits Mounting, 23andMe Moves for California MDL

Genetic testing firm 23andMe Inc. has moved to transfer lawsuits over this year's data breach to Northern California, near its South San Francisco headquarters, citing an increase in the number of cases.

By Amanda Bronstad

4 minute read

December 28, 2023 | The Recorder

Roundup Plaintiffs Win Streak Ends: California Jury Sides With Monsanto

A jury in San Benito County Superior Court rendered a defense verdict on Dec. 22 in the latest Roundup trial, ending a streak of five plaintiffs' awards totaling more than $2 billion.

By Amanda Bronstad

3 minute read

December 21, 2023 | Law.com

Why Jurors Shifted on Roundup Verdicts, and What's Next for Monsanto in 2024

With nine defense verdicts in a row, Bayer was headed well into 2023 with an unstoppable record in trials over Monsanto's Roundup. Then, the momentum stopped with five verdicts totaling more than $2 billion.

By Amanda Bronstad

4 minute read

December 20, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

Talc Plaintiffs Lawyer Andy Birchfield Fights Back at Johnson & Johnson's 'Locker-Room Brawl'

Plaintiffs lawyer Andy Birchfield fired back against Johnson & Johnson on Tuesday, calling its motion to disqualify him and his firm, Beasley Allen, from the talc multidistrict litigation the 'latest example in a long line of smear tactics.'

By Amanda Bronstad

5 minute read

December 20, 2023 | Law.com

Law.com's Critical Mass With Amanda Bronstad: Judge Tells Juul Plaintiffs' Team, 'You Have to Do Better' at Diversity; With Plaintiffs' Experts Gone, What's Next For Acetaminophen Cases?

By Amanda Bronstad

7 minute read

December 18, 2023 | Law.com

Federal Judge Tosses Plaintiffs' Causation Experts in Acetaminophen ADHD Lawsuits

Kenvue, formerly Johnson & Johnson Consumer, manufacturer of Tylenol, said it planned to move for dismissal of the lawsuits after U.S. District Judge Denise Cote found all five of plaintiffs' general causation experts inadmissible.

By Amanda Bronstad

3 minute read

December 18, 2023 | The Recorder

'Courts Have to Do Better': Juul MDL Judge Dings Diversity Deficits at Plaintiffs Firms

At a Monday hearing, U.S. District Judge William Orrick, in the Northern District of California, allowed up to $150 million in attorney fees to move forward but questioned the lack of diversity among the 62 plaintiffs firms in the Juul multidistrict litigation.

By Amanda Bronstad

5 minute read

December 18, 2023 | Law.com

Mass Tort Bankruptcies Stumbled in 2023. Could Some Fall Apart in 2024?

The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments this month in the Purdue Pharma bankruptcy about third-party releases in a case that could also impact the Boy Scouts of America's Chapter 11 plan next year.

By Amanda Bronstad

5 minute read

December 15, 2023 | Law.com

Opioid Defendant Moves to Disqualify Motley Rice Over Alleged Ethical Concerns

OptumRx, a pharmacy benefit manager facing trials over its role in the opioid crisis, has moved to disqualify Motley Rice, citing alleged ethical violations tied to confidential information the law firm received through government subpoenas.

By Amanda Bronstad

5 minute read

December 14, 2023 | The American Lawyer

Products Prowess: Covington & Burling is the Products Liability Litigation Department of the Year

Covington & Burling's products team brought in surprise wins when it counted most.

By Amanda Bronstad

3 minute read

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