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 20, 2024 | The Recorder

Tom Girardi to Surrender to Federal Authorities on Jan. 7

A federal judge on Friday ordered Tom Girardi, 85, to surrender to the U.S. Marshals Service on Jan. 7 to be transported to North Carolina for a mental evaluation.

By Amanda Bronstad

4 minute read

December 18, 2024 | The Recorder

Judge Asks: Should Tom Girardi Serve Sentence in a Medical Facility or Behind Bars?

U.S. District Judge Josephine Staton, who is scheduled to sentence Tom Girardi this Friday, ordered both sides to submit additional briefing on whether he should serve time in a medical facility.

By Amanda Bronstad

4 minute read

December 18, 2024 | Law.com

Critical Mass With Law.com’s Amanda Bronstad: Keller Postman and Jenner & Block Locked in Mass Arbitration Fight, Why Tom Girardi’s Sentencing Hearing Might Not Happen

By Amanda Bronstad

7 minute read

December 16, 2024 | Law.com

Keller Postman and Jenner & Block Accuse Each Other of Unethical Actions in Tubi Settlement

On Dec. 11, Keller Postman filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court against Tubi and its outside firm, Jenner & Block, for unethically having a former FBI special agent contact its clients.

By Amanda Bronstad

7 minute read

December 11, 2024 | Law.com

What Does Ohio Supreme Court's Opioid Decision Mean for Public Nuisance Claims?

The Ohio Supreme Court's decision on Tuesday could impact other opioid litigation and possibly influence other mass torts, such as those over social media or mass shootings.

By Amanda Bronstad

6 minute read

December 11, 2024 | Law.com

Critical Mass With Law.com’s Amanda Bronstad: Monsanto’s ‘Serious Misconduct’ Results in Roundup Mistrial, Prosecutors Seek 14-Year Sentence for Tom Girardi

By Amanda Bronstad

7 minute read

December 09, 2024 | The Recorder

Prosecutors Want Tom Girardi to Serve 14 Years In Prison. His Lawyers Don't Want Him Behind Bars.

The 85-year-old Girardi faces up to 14 years in prison when he is sentenced later this month. A Nov. 1 pre-sentence report recommended he serve 135 months, or 11¼ years, which would be at the low end of the guideline range.

By Amanda Bronstad

6 minute read

December 09, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Judge Approves $25M Medical Monitoring Settlement Over Philips CPAP Devices

Final approval of Philips' $25 million settlement was granted last week by U.S. District Senior Judge Joy Flowers Conti of the Western District of Pennsylvania.

By Amanda Bronstad

3 minute read

December 06, 2024 | National Law Journal

Nevada Supreme Court to Decide Fate of Groundbreaking Contingency Cap Ballot Measure

The Nevada Supreme Court heard oral arguments this week about an Uber-backed ballot measure that would impose a 20% cap on contingency fees in all civil cases, the strictest in the nation.

By Amanda Bronstad

5 minute read

December 06, 2024 | The Recorder

Judge Approves 23andMe's $30M Data Breach Settlement - With Conditions

On Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Edward Chen, of the Northern District of California, preliminary approved the 23andMe settlement, provided lawyers make some changes.

By Amanda Bronstad

5 minute read

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