Amanda Bronstad
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Los Angeles, CA, United States
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Agreement on Low-Risk Offenders Sets a Strong Example
Hopefully it is a sign of an ability to work jointly when necessary for the common good. → Read More
Sidewalk Liability Still an Open Question
The denial of a petition for certification by the New Jersey Supreme Court recently generated some heat and light. We agree with Justice Albin that the debate is not over. → Read More
Lawyers Watch for Consumer Class Actions as COVID-19 Hits Pocketbooks
As class actions over COVID-19 already hit court dockets lawyers expect to see more lawsuits over price gouging and health claims. → Read More
Class Action Filed Against China Over COVID-19 Outbreak
The suit filed Thursday alleges Chinese authorities proverbially put their head in the sand for their own economic self interest sparking the global COVID-19 outbreak. → Read More
In Support of Executive Order Requiring Builders to Consider Climate Change
Studies have shown climate change is negatively impacting the state. In the absence of federal leadership, we support the governor’s initiative if the regulations, when promulgated, are reasonable in their application and reach. → Read More
Law Firms Rack Up $160M in Fees Over Opioid Litigation
The fees come from more than $690 million in settlements so far involving two counties in Ohio and the state of Oklahoma. → Read More
California Falls to No. 2 on Annual 'Judicial Hellholes' List
The Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas where a jury awarded an $8 billion verdict against Johnson & Johnson took the No. 1 spot. New venues to make the American Tort Reform Association's annual Top 10 list are Georgia for its nuclear verdicts and Oklahoma due to its $572 million judgment in the first trial over the opioid crisis. → Read More
Shaming Sentences Should Stay Out of New Jersey
There has been a flock of such shaming sentences though fortunately we have not seen these shaming sentences in New Jersey. We strongly condemn sentences for the sole purpose of humiliating. → Read More
J&J Pays $9.9M to Settle Pelvic Mesh Case Brought by Washington AG
Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced the settlement on what was to be the first day of trial in Seattle. → Read More
Bernstein Liebhard Objects to Its Share of Fees in Transvaginal Mesh Litigation
The New York firm is the fourth to object to its portion of a $550 million common benefit fund and the third to cite work in mesh trials in New Jersey. → Read More
Class Action Lawyers Recall Posner's Impact — and His Barbs
In the world of class actions Judge Richard Posner left an indelible mark. Posner 78 who retired abruptly this past week after three… → Read More
Jury Awards $417M in J&J Talcum Powder Case
Strategic tools and news that general counsel need to better manage their legal departments and fully understand the business risks companies face today. → Read More
US Appeals Court Set to Eye Test of Cy Pres Doctrine in $5.5M Google Accord
Strategic tools and news that general counsel need to better manage their legal departments and fully understand the business risks companies face today. → Read More
US Chamber Pushes Rule to Expose Litigation Funding
Pointing to a rise in the use of outside financiers in lawsuits the U.S. Chamber of Commerce is petitioning the federal judiciary to adopt a nationwide… → Read More
J&J, Backed by Battalion of Lawyers, Opens 5th Talcum Powder Trial
On the heels of a game-changing defense verdict last month, Johnson & Johnson came out swinging on Tuesday in the fifth trial over the safety of its talcum powder, with the company’s lead defense attorney telling a Missouri jury to prepare for a showdown. → Read More
Judge Axes Hagens Berman Fee Request in VW Case
U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer awarded the Seattle plaintiffs firm $2.3 million, a small fraction of its request. → Read More
State AGs Secure Groundbreaking Environmental Settlement With Volkswagen
Volkswagen has agreed to pay $157 million to resolve environmental claims brought in 10 states, including Connecticut, Delaware, New York and Pennsylvania. → Read More
Ninth Circuit Hears Critique of Cy Pres in Google Privacy Settlement
A federal appeals panel grilled lawyers in a case against Google over a claim of conflict of interest in steering funds from an $8.5 million class action settlement to the alma maters of two of the plaintiffs' attorneys including Harvard and Stanford universities. → Read More
Chamber Cheers and Advocates Fret as House Passes Sweeping Class Action Reform
Proponents of the measure bashed plaintiffs lawyers and said the bill would help stamp out frivolous suits. Opponents, calling the bill a "corporate handout," lament that it will hamper legitimate cases. → Read More
Takata Plea Deal Complicates Civil Suits
Lawyers with pending civil suits related to faulty Takata airbags are trying to put the brakes on the manufacturer's $1 billion criminal plea deal, claiming it will end up being used as a tool to release its U.S. subsidiary and several automakers from civil liability. → Read More