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December 20, 2016

Attorney General Faces Lawsuit Over Release of TISCA Lists

On December 19, 2016, a petition seeking a writ of mandate was filed against the California Attorney General’s Office in San Diego County Superior Court under the California Public Records Act to compel the release of the list of retail sellers and manufacturers required to disclose efforts to eradicate slavery and human trafficking pursuant to Civil Code § 1714.43.

The petition was filed by Christopher Bayer, an international development practitioner and academic who serves as a Principal Investigator at Development International, a not-for-profit organization focused on the impact of legal instruments that regulate the industries in sectors tainted with conflict, the worst forms of child labor, or modern-day slavery.

Dr. Bayer is represented by attorney Robert Teel.  The case remains pending. See Bayer v. Office of the Attorney General, S.D.S.C (Central District), Case No. 37-2016-00044481-CU-WM-CTL.

April 3, 2016

Investor Rights and Securities Laws – DeVry University Investigation

Today we are announcing an investigation into DeVry Education Group, Inc. (NYSE: DV) aka DeVry University for possible violations of securities laws.  If you, or someone you know, may have losses in your investments DeVry University, or have knowledge relevant to the investigation, contact Robert Teel at (866) TEEL-LAW (866-833-5529) or email contact@universaljustice.org.  For more information please visit our website at www.universaljustice.org.

March 30, 2016

Telephone Consumer Protection Act – Amerigroup Health Investigation

Today we are announcing an investigation into Amerigroup Corporation aka Amerigroup Washington, Inc. for possible violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act.  Amerigroup provides health care coverage for Medicaid and Medicare recipients.  If you, or someone you know, has received unsolicited marketing or advertising texts or calls that use autodialers or artificial or prerecorded messages on your mobile phone, land line, or fax number, or have knowledge relevant to the investigation, contact Robert Teel at (866) TEEL-LAW (866-833-5529) or email contact@universaljustice.org. For more information please click here or on the title link above, or browse our website at www.universaljustice.org.

February 29, 2016

Investor Rights and Securities Laws – Peabody Coal Investigation

Today we are announcing an investigation into Peabody Energy Corp. aka Peabody Coal for possible violations of securities laws.  If you, or someone you know, may have losses in your investments in Peabody Energy Corp. NYSE: BTU, or have knowledge relevant to the investigation, contact Robert Teel at (866) TEEL-LAW (866-833-5529) or email contact@universaljustice.org.  For more information please click here or on the title link above, or browse our website at www.universaljustice.org.

February 27, 2016

False Advertising – Chocolate Industry Child Slave Labor Investigation

Today we are announcing an investigation into the chocolate industry and their distribution chain (including the big three chocolate makers Nestle, Hershey, and Mars and their distributor Costco) for possible violations of the California Transparency in Supply Chain Act and related false advertising and unfair business practices laws.  If you, or someone you know, purchased tainted chocolate from Costco, or any other major retailer, mistakenly believing they do not tolerate child slave labor in their chocolate products, or have knowledge relevant to the investigation, contact Robert Teel at (866) TEEL-LAW (866-833-5529) or email contact@universaljustice.org.  For more information please click here or on the title link above, or browse our website at www.universaljustice.org.