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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August 20, 2024 | The Recorder

'He Is a Very Lonely Soul': Tom Girardi's Longtime Secretary, Housekeeper Take the Stand

'He couldn't remember a lot of things,' Tom Girardi's former housekeeper, Isabella Mancilla, testified on Monday. 'The only thing he wanted to do was go to his office.'

By Amanda Bronstad

6 minute read

August 16, 2024 | The Recorder

Forged Checks, Letters to Joe Biden: Tom Girardi's Lawyers Go on the Offense

On Thursday, Tom Girardi's public defender, cross-examining an IRS special agent, brought up missing pieces of the government's criminal investigation against his client.

By Amanda Bronstad

6 minute read

August 16, 2024 | Law.com

Dean Omar Scores 3rd Talc Verdict With $63.4M Against Johnson & Johnson

The verdict is the third win for Dean Omar Branham Shirley, the Dallas plaintiffs firm that won jury awards earlier this year against Johnson & Johnson of $260 million and $45 million in Oregon and Illinois, respectively.

By Amanda Bronstad

3 minute read

August 15, 2024 | The Recorder

Client Fought for Son's Settlement as Girardi Keese Paid for Private Jets, Luxury Cars

In one of the more dramatic moments of the Tom Girardi criminal trial, ex-client Erika Saldana broke down in tears recalling her fight to get $1 million in settlement funds less than a year before her ill son died.

By Amanda Bronstad

5 minute read

August 14, 2024 | Law.com

Critical Mass With Law.com's Amanda Bronstad: Former Clients, Employees, Testify in Tom Girardi Trial; South Carolina Talc Trial Wraps Up This Week

Welcome to Law.com Class Actions: Critical Mass, a weekly briefing for class action and mass tort attorneys. This week: Federal prosecutors in…

By Amanda Bronstad

7 minute read

August 14, 2024 | The Recorder

'I Didn't See Anything Wrong With It': Ex-Accountant Gives Glimpse of Girardi Keese's Finances

On the fifth day of a criminal trial against Tom Girardi, ex-Girardi Keese accounting employee Norina Rouillard was asked on cross-examination about a "secret" bank account in San Bernardino, California.

By Amanda Bronstad

5 minute read

August 13, 2024 | The Recorder

Witness: Ex-Girardi Keese Funds Paid for Lavish Parties, Erika Girardi's Business

Norina Rouillard, who joined Girardi Keese's accounting department in 2003, testified on Monday about millions of dollars flowing from the Los Angeles law firm's bank accounts for Tom Girardi's lavish parties, country clubs, private jets and the expenses of his wife Erika Girardi's entertainment business.

By Amanda Bronstad

5 minute read

August 08, 2024 | The Recorder

'He Hung Up On Me.' Ex-Girardi Keese Attorney Testifies About Attempts to Get Client Paid

Alexa Galloway, who was a law clerk when she started at the Los Angeles firm in 2018, told jurors that she had no idea why her client, Judy Selberg, hadn't been paid her portion of a $504,000 settlement.

By Amanda Bronstad

5 minute read

August 07, 2024 | The Recorder

'It Was Shocking': Tom Girardi's Former Clients Testify About Missing Settlement Checks

Former Girardi Keese clients testified on Wednesday how they repeatedly attempted to get their settlement agreements or settlement payments but were ignored or told, in emails and memos, that Tom Girardi hadn't signed the checks.

By Amanda Bronstad

4 minute read

August 07, 2024 | Law.com

Critical Mass With Law.com's Amanda Bronstad: Tom Girardi's Criminal Trial Begins in Los Angeles, Who Were the Attorneys Behind the $4B Hawaii Wildfire Settlement?

On Tuesday, 12 jurors and three alternatives were selected for the federal government's criminal case against Tom Girardi.

By Amanda Bronstad

5 minute read

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