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25 Mar 2019, 3:01 am
Department of Justice intervenes in cookie labeling settlement [Amanda Bronstad, Law.com; U.S. [read post]
8 Oct 2018, 3:01 am
While it’s also used in insecticides, it’s not poisonous for humans…” [Aimee Picchi, CBS News on suit claiming that LaCroix flavored water wrongly claims “all natural” status] “Appeals Court Strikes $8.7M in Legal Fees Based on Coupons in Class Action Settlement” [Ted Frank objection in ProFlowers and RedEnvelope class action; Amanda Bronstad, The Recorder] “Judge: Lawyers must justify fee requests for investor suits… [read post]
27 Aug 2018, 2:59 am
A win for class action objector Ted Frank as Seventh Circuit allows him to challenge what he described as “objector blackmail” payments to other intervenors [Amanda Bronstad, National Law Journal, Pearson v. [read post]
10 Jul 2018, 9:05 pm
The court took particular notice of Labaton’s connections through a Houston middleman (to whom it had agreed to pay an undisclosed $4.1 million fee) to the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System, which served as institutional plaintiff [Daniel Fisher/Forbes, Amanda Bronstad/NLJ] Earlier here and here. [read post]
9 Apr 2018, 3:01 am
[Amanda Bronstad, National Law Journal] “Cleaning Up The Asbestos Litigation Mess: A Role For The Department Of Justice? [read post]
19 Mar 2018, 9:15 pm
Nonetheless, the Ninth Circuit has lately upheld a California district attorney’s hiring of outside law firms on a contingency basis against such a challenge [Amanda Bronstad, The Recorder] And the Supreme Court last month refused to review a challenge to the New Hampshire attorney general’s use of contingency-fee counsel in an opioids suit against Endo Pharmaceuticals [Peter Hayes and Steven M. [read post]
21 Oct 2017, 12:25 pm
And yet, after finding general causation on a weak record, the jury somehow leaped over an insurmountable epistemic barrier on specific causation. 1 Amanda Bronstad, “New Evidence Seen as Key in LA Jury’s $417M Talc Verdict,” Law.com (Aug. 22, 2017). 2 “Lawsuit Magic – Turning Talcum into Wampum” (Aug. 27, 2017). 3 The cross-examination at issue arose about one hour, nine minutes into Smith’s cross-examination, on… [read post]
16 Sep 2017, 8:20 pm
"Ninth Circuit Eases Time for Appeal of Class Certification Rulings": Amanda Bronstad of The Recorder has an article that begins, "In a case over a purported aphrodisiac dietary supplement that promised 'animal magnetism,' the U.S. [read post]
27 Aug 2017, 5:59 pm
See also Margaret Cronin Fisk & and Edvard Pettersson, “J&J Loses $417 Million Talc Verdict in First California Case,” Bloomberg News (Aug. 21, 2017). 3 Tina Bellon, “Massive California verdict expands J&J’s talc battlefield,” Reuters (Aug. 22, 2017); Tina Bellon, “Massive California verdict expands J&J’s talc battlefield,” CNBC (Aug. 22, 2017); Tina Bellon, “J&J’s talc woes expand with massive California… [read post]
23 Aug 2017, 9:05 pm
[ Margaret Cronin Fisk and Edvard Pettersson/Bloomberg, ABA Journal, Amanda Bronstad/NLJ, Alison Kodjak/NPR, Eric Lieberman/Daily Caller] Tags: expert witnesses, jackpot justice, Los Angeles, science and scientists L.A. jury blames ovarian cancer on baby powder, awards $417 million is a post from Overlawyered - Chronicling the high cost of our legal system [read post]
16 Aug 2017, 3:29 pm
Indeed in her August 15, 2017 article in The Recorder, Amanda Bronstad suggested that the Ninth Circuit’s decision “raises the prospects that the case could go back to the Supreme Court, particularly since circuit courts have struggled with how to define concrete injuries. [read post]
15 Aug 2017, 3:02 am
Those days may be over” following the high court’s decision in Bristol-Myers Squibb [Margaret Cronin Fisk and Jef Feeley, Bloomberg] More: Multidistrict litigation sought in more patent cases [Amanda Bronstad, Texas Lawyer] Tags: Eastern District of Texas, forum shopping, Missouri, patent litigation, Supreme Court After SCOTUS rulings, less forum-shopping is a post from Overlawyered - Chronicling the high cost of our legal system [read post]
6 Aug 2017, 5:12 pm
Article in The Recorder -- MDL Panel Appears Reluctant to Consolidate Cases, by Amanda Bronstad. [read post]
6 Aug 2017, 5:12 pm
Article in The Recorder -- MDL Panel Appears Reluctant to Consolidate Cases, by Amanda Bronstad. [read post]
19 May 2017, 3:05 am
” [Amanda Bronstad, New York Law Journal] Iowa Gov. [read post]
2 Mar 2017, 4:13 am
” In The National Law Journal (subscription or registration required), Amanda Bronstad looks at Judge Neil Gorsuch’s decisions in class action and arbitration cases, observing that “Gorsuch’s careful judicial reasoning and parsing of statutory language has more often led him to side with the defense. [read post]
2 Feb 2016, 6:38 am
An interview with Robert Hilliard can be found here: Amanda Bronstad, Plaintiffs Lawyer Hilliard Saw No Red Flags in Case, National Law Journal, Feb.... [read post]
30 Sep 2015, 3:48 am
[Amanda Bronstad, National Law Journal] Tags: attorneys' fees, procedure“‘Good ol’ boys club’ in multidistrict litigation: Same plaintiffs firms repeatedly lead suits” is a post from Overlawyered - Chronicling the high cost of our legal system [read post]
27 Sep 2015, 11:12 am
Amanda Bronstad at the National Law Journal recently published an article titled Good Ol' Boys Clubs in MDL that includes a list of law firms that I recently identified as firms with the most lawyers appointed to leadership positions in... [read post]
23 Nov 2014, 6:55 pm
"Class Action Rulings Fuel Court's Reputation; That's one factor the NLJ's Supreme Court team sees driving perception that Supreme Court favors business": Amanda Bronstad will have this article in tomorrow's edition of The National Law Journal. [read post]
