Amanda Bronstad

In today's Critical Mass: A bankruptcy judge dismissed J&J's 3rd Chapter 11 talc case, and the federal judge overseeing the hair relaxer MDL warns an attorney, 'you're undermining my authority.' Plus: #Charmin #Roundup #MultiPlan #PacifiCorp https://t.co/u35fQcePtt

A Texas judge dismissed Johnson & Johnson's third talc bankruptcy for a host of reasons, namely voting irregularities in the $10 billion confirmation plan. https://t.co/O2DcTkH3ag

After two decades of litigation, First American Title Insurance Co.'s legal team at Dentons went to trial in a class action seeking $500 million. On March 26, after 90 minutes of deliberations, a Los Angeles jury came back with a defense verdict. https://t.co/OrNvN2NDD1

A federal judge in the hair relaxer multidistrict litigation pushed back at one of the defense attorneys last month, asking him, "Do you understand that we're not negotiating?" Right now, she said later, judges are "very protective of our authority." https://t.co/kze3UPZ9ky

In today's Critical Mass: A Georgia jury hit Monsanto with a $2 billion Roundup verdict. And another class trial begins over Oregon's 2020 wildfires. Plus: #Klarna #Chicco #BeechNut #Buzbee https://t.co/eSxxUwI8Ge

Another former Girardi Keese partner now faces disciplinary charges from the California State Bar. https://t.co/No9Kb8SRis

In the first Roundup trial in Georgia, a jury hit Monsanto with a $2 billion+ verdict. https://t.co/RWBkVCizpW

Lawyers are due back in court next month on a class action settlement over Chicco's KidFit booster seats after a massive influx of fraudulent claims scuttled approval for more than a year. A fight continues over attorney fees. https://t.co/z61ds8Vn6h

In today's Critical Mass: A judge who sanctioned Abbott's lead counsel in an infant formula trial tossed the defense verdict. Also, more than 50 law firms are leading the Eaton wildfire case against Edison. Plus: #DepoProvera #Roundup #Poppi #Buzbee https://t.co/z1GqWYz11n

More than 50 law firms are leading the wildfire litigation in Los Angeles against Southern California Edison. "These cases are incredibly expensive," said Jerry Singleton, one of three liaison counsel in the consolidated cases. https://t.co/nqV85cfWDc

After calling lead counsel’s request for common benefit fees an “example of MDLs gone wild,” a federal judge in the Roundup multidistrict litigation ordered the distribution of $24M to seven firms. https://t.co/wEjUYeu9kD

A judge named 56 lawyers to lead the Depo-Provera multidistrict litigation in Florida. Half of them were women. https://t.co/RtpwqLkYdp

A Missouri judge who sanctioned Abbott's defense counsel last year in a trial over cow's milk-based infant formula has tossed the defense verdict, citing "widespread misconduct." https://t.co/6mtlT3FK4s

In a federal courtroom today in Pensacola, Florida, a judge heard arguments from 75 lawyers on why they should lead the Depo-Provera multidistrict litigation. https://t.co/0hUYFMAKtu

What do judges and lawyers have to say about President Trump's attacks on the judiciary and law firms Covington & Burling and Perkins Coie? https://t.co/qKGr7yceMN compiled their responses here: https://t.co/JX4d7vX1p9

https://t.co/qKGr7yceMN reached out to the legal community to find out how they're lawyering, and judging, in the first months of the Trump Administration. Here's what they told us: https://t.co/n723ftd8Vj

In a rare ruling, a federal judge granted Publix's motion to throw out its own case against insurance companies, which denied coverage of opioid lawsuits, so that it could petition the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. https://t.co/u71AOj5DBR