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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November 18, 2024 | The Recorder

Schools Win Again: Social Media Fails to Strike Public Nuisance Claims

On Nov. 15, U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers allowed school districts' public nuisance claims to go forward against social media sites including Instagram and TikTok.

By Amanda Bronstad

5 minute read

November 15, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Monsanto Wins Latest Philadelphia Roundup Trial

A jury returned a defense verdict on Friday in the seventh Roundup trial in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas.

By Amanda Bronstad

3 minute read

November 15, 2024 | The Recorder

Tom Girardi's Lawyers Want Next Month's Sentencing Delayed

Tom Girardi's attorneys said that a member of their team, Alejandro Barrientos, is leaving the federal public defender's office on Monday.

By Amanda Bronstad

3 minute read

November 14, 2024 | Law.com

'Grave Matter of Serious Consequences': Why a Missouri Judge Sanctioned a Top Kirkland & Ellis Attorney

"I was acting in absolute good faith" Kirkland & Ellis partner Jim Hurst told 22nd Judicial Circuit Judge Michael Noble hours before the court entered an Oct. 24 sanctions order in an infant formula trial, according to a transcript. "I was nowhere near intentionally violating your orders."

By Amanda Bronstad

10 minute read

November 13, 2024 | Law.com

Critical Mass With Law.com’s Amanda Bronstad: Third Circuit Hears Post-Purdue Arguments in Boy Scouts Case, Lead Prosecutor in Tom Girardi Trial Joins Edelson

By Amanda Bronstad

7 minute read

November 12, 2024 | The Recorder

Federal Prosecutor in Tom Girardi Trial Joins Edelson

Assistant U.S. Attorney Ali Moghaddas was a lead prosecutor who obtained an Aug. 27 guilty verdict against Tom Girardi.

By Amanda Bronstad

4 minute read

November 07, 2024 | Law.com

'We're Back': Fourth Circuit Considers Certification of Marriott Data Breach Class ... Again

Marriott was back before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit hoping to dismantle a district judge's order that certified a class of hotel guests impacted by its 2018 data breach.

By Amanda Bronstad

5 minute read

November 06, 2024 | Law.com

Critical Mass With Law.com's Amanda Bronstad: Jurors Hand First Defense Verdict to Infant Formula Manufacturers, Decongestant Litigation Dire After Judge Dismisses Claims

By Amanda Bronstad

6 minute read

November 05, 2024 | The Recorder

Prosecutors: Tom Girardi's Own Testimony Shows Mental Competence

"For example," prosecutors wrote on Tuesday, "defendant on multiple occasions during trial asked his counsel when it was his turn to testify and also told his counsel that it was his 'ass on the line.'"

By Amanda Bronstad

4 minute read

November 04, 2024 | Law.com

Election 2024: Nationwide Judicial Races and Ballot Measures to Watch

At least 33 states will elect judges on Tuesday, and several ballot measures affecting the courts focus on judicial retirement age and disciplinary procedures.

By Amanda Bronstad

4 minute read

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