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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.
September 14, 2022 | Law.com
"The statistics suggest there may be something really wrong with the MDL process," said U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria, who is weighing what to do with 750 remaining Roundup lawsuits after Bayer settled most of the cases.
By Amanda Bronstad
7 minute read
September 8, 2022 | Law.com
Facebook has raised an arsenal of legal defenses that could swiftly dismiss lawsuits alleging younger users have become addicted to social media, leading to mental health problems and, in some cases, suicides.
By Amanda Bronstad
6 minute read
August 25, 2022 | Law.com
Settlements over the 2021 recalls of consumer products like aerosol sunscreen and deodorant are under attack from both from well-known class action objector Ted Frank and other plaintiffs lawyers, who claim they were shut out of the negotiations.
By Amanda Bronstad
5 minute read
August 17, 2022 | Law.com
Opioid drug manufacturer Endo Pharmaceuticals filed a Chapter 11 petition late Tuesday, agreeing to provide $450 million to state and local governments.
By Amanda Bronstad
4 minute read
July 28, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal
Chief Bankruptcy Judge Michael Kaplan announced the decision on Thursday after ruling in favor of Johnson & Johnson subsidiary LTL Management on how to proceed with its Chapter 11 bankruptcy, which aims to resolve at least 38,000 lawsuits filed by ovarian cancer and mesothelioma victims.
By Amanda Bronstad
5 minute read
July 26, 2022 | Law.com
Under the settlement, announced on Tuesday, Teva would provide $3.7 billion to states, local communities and Native American tribes, plus $1.2 billion worth of generic Narcan, a nasal spray used to treat opioid overdoses.
By Amanda Bronstad
4 minute read
July 26, 2022 | Daily Business Review
A 3M subsidiary and six related companies filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Tuesday to resolve more than 230,000 lawsuits and claims alleging 3M's combat earplugs caused hearing loss and ringing of the ears.
By Amanda Bronstad
6 minute read
May 31, 2022 | Law.com
More than 620 cities and counties are challenging U.S. District Judge Dan Polster's order that requires 7.5% of their opioid settlements go toward attorney fees for lead plaintiffs' counsel in the multidistrict litigation.
By Amanda Bronstad
5 minute read
May 27, 2022 | Law.com
Thursday's order, by U.S. District Judge Rebecca Pallmeyer, in Chicago, followed a fight between two competing lawyer teams who traded barbs over diversity and size.
By Amanda Bronstad
6 minute read
April 27, 2022 | The Legal Intelligencer
Senior U.S. District Judge Joy Flowers Conti, overseeing lawsuits against SoClean, appointed five lawyers to a "leadership development committee," which is an emerging tool to involve younger and less-experienced attorneys in multidistrict litigation.
By Amanda Bronstad
3 minute read
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