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Diet Supplement Company Settles for $1.5 Million

January 27, 2012 – Iovate Health Sciences agreed to pay 10 California counties $1.5 million to settle a suit that the company falsely advertised its diet supplements.  Read more

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Know When to Hold ’Em: DOJ Opens Door for Online Gambling

January 20, 2012 – The likelihood that online gambling will soon be legalized has increased now that the Department of Justice issued a recent memorandum opinion.  Read more 

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Redevelopment Update: New Legislation and Designation of Successor Agencies

January 18, 2012 – Despite the launch of two bills—one that would delay the effective dissolution date of redevelopment agencies (RDAs) across the state and another that would allow cities to retain affordable housing funds—cities are scrambling to meet the February 1 court-ordered deadline to shut down their RDAs.  Read more 

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Tostitos, SunChips, Tropicana Targets of New Suits

January 12, 2012 – In the latest illustration of the dangers of making claims like “all natural” or “pure,” new complaints have been filed against Frito-Lay and Tropicana.  Read more 

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National Labor Relations Board Limits Class Action Waivers in the Employment Context

January 11, 2012 – Last year, in the landmark decision AT&T Mobility v. Concepcion, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the use of class action waivers in consumer arbitration agreements under the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”).  Read more