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 14, 2023 | The Recorder

Juul Settlements Could Generate $150M in Fees: 'Everyone Undoubtedly Wishes the Pool Were Larger'

Plaintiffs' lawyers plan to ask a federal judge on Monday to approve as much as $150 million in fees tied to settlements with Juul Labs Inc. over the vaping epidemic.

By Amanda Bronstad

5 minute read

December 13, 2023 | Law.com

Critical Mass With Law.com's Amanda Bronstad: Monsanto's Roundup Expert Defends 'Bad Luck' Research, New Lawsuits Target Opioid Addiction Drug Suboxone

By Amanda Bronstad

7 minute read

December 12, 2023 | The Recorder

Monsanto's Key Roundup Expert in Hot Seat Over 'Bad Luck' Cancer Research

Dr. Cristian Tomasetti, a general causation expert for Monsanto in numerous Roundup trials, was questioned on Tuesday at a "Daubert" hearing before U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria.

By Amanda Bronstad

6 minute read

December 11, 2023 | Law.com

New Lawsuits: Opioid Addiction Medication Suboxone Causes Tooth Loss

Peter Mougey, a lead plaintiffs attorney in the opioid multidistrict litigation, said of Suboxone patients: "Their teeth are falling out of their mouths."

By Amanda Bronstad

5 minute read

December 08, 2023 | Daily Business Review

Investors Demand Deposition of Binance Founder 'CZ' Before He Goes to Prison

The deposition request, in a class action in Florida, comes one day after a federal judge ordered Zhao to remain in the United States until his sentencing on Feb. 23.

By Amanda Bronstad

4 minute read

December 06, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Judicial Panel Sends 80+ Decongestant Lawsuits to New York's Eastern District

U.S. District Judge Brian Cogan will oversee the lawsuits, brought against more than 20 companies that make or sell oral decongestants containing phenylephrine.

By Amanda Bronstad

4 minute read

December 06, 2023 | The Recorder

Uber Judge Punts on Lawyer Barbs, Appoints 11 Lawyers to Steer Sexual Assault Cases

U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer's Wednesday order did not address concerns of "professional misconduct" against Rachel Abrams raised by William Levin, of San Francisco's Levin Simes, her former firm.

By Amanda Bronstad

4 minute read

December 06, 2023 | Law.com

Critical Mass With Law.com's Amanda Bronstad: Could SCOTUS Split On Purdue Bankruptcy? As One Roundup Trial Winds Up, Another Begins

By Amanda Bronstad

8 minute read

December 05, 2023 | Law.com

Johnson & Johnson Moves to Disqualify Beasley Allen From Talc Leadership

In a Tuesday motion, Johnson & Johnson said that Beasley Allen principal Andy Birchfield had struck an alliance with one of its former lawyers, James Conlan, at Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath.

By Amanda Bronstad

5 minute read

December 04, 2023 | The Recorder

Calif. Roundup Trial Kicks Off After Monsanto Loses Bid to Boot Judge

Jury selection began Monday in San Benito County Superior Court, where Monsanto attempted to remove Judge Patrick Palacios from the trial.

By Amanda Bronstad

4 minute read

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