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 21, 2024 | The Recorder

First California Zantac Jury Ends in Mistrial

After seven days of deliberations, a jury in Oakland, California, failed on Thursday to reach a verdict.

By Amanda Bronstad

5 minute read

November 21, 2024 | Texas Lawyer

In Talc Bankruptcy, Andy Birchfield Skipped His Deposition. Could He Face Sanctions?

Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Red River Talc, which filed for bankruptcy to resolve talcum powder lawsuits, moved to sanction Beasley Allen's Andy Birchfield after he did not appear for a Monday deposition.

By Amanda Bronstad

6 minute read

November 20, 2024 | Law.com

Critical Mass With Law.com’s Amanda Bronstad: Schools Score Again in Suits Against Social Media, Johnson & Johnson Subsidiary Seeks Sanctions Over Andy Birchfield’s Deposition

By Amanda Bronstad

7 minute read

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

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