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		<title>Depakote Qui Tam Lawsuit Likely to Settle for $1.5 billion</title>
		<link>http://www.halunenlaw.com/news/2011/10/22/depakote-qui-tam-lawsuit-likely-to-settle/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Oct 2011 13:10:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Halunen &#38; Associates attorney Susan Coler represents one of the relators who alleged illegal sales of the anti-seizure drug Depakote in a qui tam lawsuit filed by the government against Abbott Laboratories. Abbott has recently announced that it was reserving $1.5 billion to cover costs of the potential settlement of this lawsuit, which includes both [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cracking GAF Shingles</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2011 15:56:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Halunen &#38; Associates is investigating an issue with GAF shingles manufactured after 1997 that causes the shingles to prematurely crack. If you own a home with GAF shingles that were installed after 1997 and the shingles are cracking, contact our office for a free consultation.]]></description>
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		<title>Clayton Halunen Speaks to ABA Regarding Employee Misclassification</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2011 16:07:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Clayton Halunen recently participated in an ABA panel regarding employee misclassification. As a panelist, Clayton cautioned employers, “Once the IRS gets involved, their audit procedure is very intense. FedEx was under investigation for years.” He added, “The single greatest potential liability to any company that misclassifies independent contractors is the state and federal tax obligations that may [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Halunen Expertise Regarding Employee Misclassification featured in Business Journal</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2011 16:04:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>halunen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Clayton Halunen was recently featured in the Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Journal. The Business Journal interviewed Clayton for a feature article on growing concerns regarding employee misclassification. Read the full article here: Employee Misclassification is a Growing, High-Stakes Issue.]]></description>
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		<title>James Hardie Fiber-Cement Siding Lawsuit</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2011 14:33:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>halunen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Halunen &#38; Associates filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of a homeowner whose home was built with James Hardie fiber-cement siding. The lawsuit alleges that some James Hardie fiber-cement siding contains at least one defect that causes paint to peel off of the boards and causes the boards to shrink and crack. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jury Awards $361,000 to Worker Fired for Filing Workers&#8217; Compensation Claim</title>
		<link>http://www.halunenlaw.com/news/2011/05/07/jury-awards-361000-to-worker-fired-for-filing-workers%e2%80%99-compensation-claim/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 May 2011 12:23:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>halunen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Hennepin County jury today found that G&#38;K Services retaliated against truck driver James Dubiel for making a Workers Compensation claim. Dubiel was injured on the job when a car lost control and sideswiped his delivery truck. Dubiel filed a report of injury and G&#38;K then fired him, claiming that he had not provided truthful [...]]]></description>
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		<title>LivingSocial Gift Certificate Expiration Dates</title>
		<link>http://www.halunenlaw.com/news/2011/04/13/livingsocial-gift-certificate-expiration-dates/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2011 15:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>halunen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Federal law prohibits a retailer from selling a gift certificate with an expiration date that is less than five years from that date of sale. Halunen &#38; Associates is investigating whether LivingSocial has violated the law by selling gift certificates online that contain expiration dates shorter than 5  years from the date of sale. In the past several years, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Total Blueberry and Pomegranate Investigation</title>
		<link>http://www.halunenlaw.com/news/2011/04/13/total-blueberry-and-pomegranate-investigation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2011 14:11:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>halunen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Food and Health Deception – Blueberries Food investigators are saying that there are no real blueberries in many foods that claim to have that ingredient. If you have purchased Total Blueberry and Pomegranate cereal or similar products claiming to have blueberries and want to know your rights, please contact us. Other products that claim to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Unauthorized Mobile Phone Text Messages</title>
		<link>http://www.halunenlaw.com/news/2011/02/01/unauthorized-mobile-phone-text-messages/</link>
		<comments>http://www.halunenlaw.com/news/2011/02/01/unauthorized-mobile-phone-text-messages/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2011 17:38:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>halunen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Halunen &#38; Associates is investigating businesses that send unwanted text ads to cell phones. This kind of marketing may violate federal law. If you are a cell phone owner who has received unauthorized cell phone text ads [and would like to know your rights], please contact us using the form below or by calling toll-free [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CertainTeed WeatherBoards Siding Lawsuit</title>
		<link>http://www.halunenlaw.com/news/2011/01/14/certainteed-weatherboards-siding-lawsuit/</link>
		<comments>http://www.halunenlaw.com/news/2011/01/14/certainteed-weatherboards-siding-lawsuit/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Jan 2011 19:46:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>halunen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Halunen &#38; Associates has filed a class action lawsuit&#160;CertainTeed Corporation&#160;on behalf of their client Monique Orieux. The lawsuit alleges that CertainTeed&#39;s WeatherBoards fibercement siding have a defective design that causes the siding to crak, warp, discolor, shrink, and in some cases fall off the building. The lawsuit seeks monetary compensation, on behalf of Ms. Orieux [...]]]></description>
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