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Today, the Ninth Circuit upheld a ruling by an Idaho Federal District Court that ordered St. Luke’s Health System Ltd. to divest its acquisition of Saltzer Medical Group. Jay discusses the importance of this ruling in today’s podcast.

How can retailers and product designers minimize their liability exposure to “Made in the USA” false-labeling claims without sacrificing the valuable label itself? In part two of the “Made in the USA” podcast series, Jay Levine, Jared Klaus and Bob Tannous discuss how mitigating risk from such claims requires a holistic approach, including such strategies as negotiating indemnity agreements and reps and warranties with upstream suppliers and manufacturers, structuring insurance arrangements, conducting internal audits and monitoring for warning signs on social media and court filings.

A slew of recent class actions brought in California are claiming that retailers and product designers acted deceptively by marketing their products as "Made in the USA." But, as discussed in this podcast, the issue is far from black and white. For instance, can a pair of jeans assembled in the USA from domestically produced denim be labeled "Made in the USA" if the zipper on those jeans was imported from a foreign country? According to the FTC, the answer is yes, but California law says no. Find out how this strict California law is wrecking havoc on the apparel industry, and hear how to avoid becoming the next target for this wave of litigation.