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1. SAN FRANCISCO ATTORNEY SUES MONSTER ENERGY

Last week, Monster Beverage sued San Francisco attorney Dennis Herrara for demanding the energy drink maker reduce caffeine content and stop marketing to children. Now, Herrara is suing Monster Beverage for employing a teen-focused marketing strategy despite alleged health risks. He says his suit is not in response to Monster's. The energy drink industry has been enjoying brisk growth in the last decade, but a recent influx of accusations regarding the negative effects of drinking Monster has the FDA investigating the drink's health risks. [Washington Post]

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Carmel Lobello is the business editor at TheWeek.com. Previously, she was an editor at DeathandTaxesMag.com.