Amanda Bronstad

July 29, 2011 | Daily Business Review

In an attempt to salvage a criminal investigation devoid of sufficient evidence, federal prosecutors resorted to misconduct to win a high-profile Foreign Corrupt Practices Act case, defense lawyers argued in a court document.

By Amanda Bronstad

4 minute read

December 07, 2009 | Corporate Counsel

Former Broadcom GC David Dull avoids criminal charges in a stock options backdating case after claims of prosecutorial misconduct. Dull is expected to reach a nonprosecution agreement with the government, according to court documents.

By Amanda Bronstad

5 minute read

April 25, 2011 | The Legal Intelligencer

A federal jury has rejected Mattel Inc.'s claims that MGA Entertainment Inc. stole the idea for the wildly profitable Bratz dolls, and instead awarded $88.5 million to MGA for trade secrets theft by Mattel.

By Amanda Bronstad

3 minute read

September 02, 2009 | The Recorder

The Ninth Circuit has asked outside parties, including the ABA, to weigh in on the former Broadcom CFO's privilege claim.

By Amanda Bronstad

4 minute read

July 19, 2006 | The Recorder

Online advertisers are doing their best to overturn a $90 million proposed settlement with search engine Google, claiming it is unfair and inadequate.

By Amanda Bronstad

8 minute read

March 23, 2011 | Law.com

As hard times stretch into their fourth year, people are becoming increasingly uptight about leaving their work to serve on a jury. And although rare, in the most extreme cases prospective jurors have become incensed at the lawyers, the case and the entire judicial process.

By Amanda Bronstad

7 minute read

June 30, 2010 | Law.com

Five lawyers from Los Angeles-based Glaser Weil Fink Jacobs Howard & Shapiro have left to form their own litigation boutique firm. Eric Early, managing partner of the new firm, Early Sullivan Wright Gizer & McRae, said, "We just wanted to go out on our own and give it a shot." Recently, several other former Glaser Weil attorneys left to form Cypress LLP. Asked to explain the recent departures, Patricia Glaser, chairwoman of the litigation department at Glaser Weil, said, "We breed entrepreneurial people."

By Amanda Bronstad

2 minute read

August 24, 2011 | The Legal Intelligencer

A federal appeals court has tossed out a settlement of hearing loss claims involving Motorola's Bluetooth headsets, ruling that the trial judge failed to adequately test whether the attorney fees were excessive.

By Amanda Bronstad

5 minute read

May 03, 2010 | Law.com

Toyota's legal problems aren't limited to the federal multidistrict litigation over unintended acceleration of its vehicles. Scores of lawsuits are working their way through state courts across the nation, and some of those cases could pave the road for the MDL. Many of the state court suits were filed more than a year ago and, having progressed further in the court system, might provide some guidance on discovery issues and depositions of Toyota executives that could prove helpful in the MDL and other cases.

By Amanda Bronstad

6 minute read

March 20, 2006 | The Recorder

With the first trial in California set for June 21, lawyers are butting heads over how to manage the more than 1,800 suits filed in the state against Merck.

By Amanda Bronstad

5 minute read