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The Ninth Circuit Certifies Largest Civil Rights Class Action Suit in U.S. History
On April 26, 2010 the Ninth Circuit in Dukes v. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. ruled in a divided 6-5 vote to affirm certification of a class of 500,000 current female employees of Wal-Mart Stores for alleged gender…
FTC Releases Annual Report
Recently, Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz released the FTC’s 2010 Annual Report, which focused largely on the FTC’s endeavors to defend financially distressed consumers and to spur competition during…
Pending Ban on Coupons and Other Incentive Items Promoting Restaurant Foods Based on Nutritional Standards in Santa Clara, CA Presents Significant First Amendment Issues
This post was written by Sarah Roller On April 27, 2010, the Board of Supervisors for Santa Clara County, California, conducted its “preliminary vote” to institute a new ordinance which prohibits restaurants from…
Representative Boucher Introduces Privacy Legislation
On May 4, 2010, Rep. Rick Boucher (D-VA), the House Energy and Commerce Communications, Technology, and the Internet Subcommittee Chairman, and Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL), the Ranking Member of the Subcommittee,…
FDA Seeks Public Comment on Front-Of-Package Labeling
The Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) issued a notice last week seeking public comment and consumer research data in support of the agency’s initiative to improve the usefulness of nutrition information provided to…