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Amanda Bronstad

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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October 29, 2007 | The Recorder

Yagman May Face Nine Years

Prosecutors are seeking a long prison term for the L.A. attorney�s tax evasion conviction.

By Amanda Bronstad

3 minute read

December 08, 2006 | The Legal Intelligencer

More Judges Packing Pistols in Courtrooms

Despite increased security at courthouses following shootings in Chicago and Atlanta about one year ago, many judges are bringing their own guns into their courtrooms for protection.

By Amanda Bronstad

4 minute read

April 07, 2011 | Daily Business Review

Judge denies 'artful' defense over what is a foreign official

The ruling was the first to address whether a foreign official could include executives who work for state-owned corporations. While the government maintains it does, defense attorneys increasingly have challenged that.

By Amanda Bronstad

3 minute read

September 10, 2008 | The Recorder

Coughlin Stoia Bags $688M in Enron Fees

A Houston federal judge calls the firm "a lion" in the securities bar.

By Amanda Bronstad

3 minute read

September 26, 2011 | Texas Lawyer

Judge Tosses BP Shareholders' Claims Arising From Oil Spill

A consolidated shareholder suit against BP PLC's current and former directors and officers alleging that lapses in security procedures contributed to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill has been dismissed, with a federal judge in Houston concluding that the case belongs in England.

By Amanda Bronstad

4 minute read

March 19, 2009 | New York Law Journal

Fallen Name Partner Fires His Lawyers in Appeal of Wiretapping Conviction

By Amanda Bronstad

2 minute read

September 02, 2009 | Corporate Counsel

Broadcom Settles Shareholder Suit Over Stock Option Backdating for $118M

Broadcom Corp. has agreed to pay $118 million to settle allegations of stock options backdating, in one of the largest such deals in a derivative action to date.

By Amanda Bronstad

4 minute read

May 20, 2011 | The Legal Intelligencer

Bratz Doll Maker Seeks Lawyer Fees, Punitives From Mattel

Bratz doll manufacturer MGA Entertainment Inc. is seeking attorney fees plus $177 million in punitive damages after obtaining an $88.5 million verdict against rival Mattel Inc.

By Amanda Bronstad

4 minute read

March 16, 2011 | New York Law Journal

Calif. Lawyer Loses License Over Break-Ins

By Amanda Bronstad

4 minute read

February 18, 2011 | The Recorder

Plaintiffs' Lawyers Face Do-over of Countrywide Settlement

By Amanda Bronstad

9 minute read


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