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The Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office announced a lawsuit it filed against Santa Monica-based RootMD over the sale of bogus Covid-19 home test kits has been resolved, with the company agreeing to stop selling the kits without FDA approval and to pay civil penalties.

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office announced the resolution of a lawsuit it filed against Santa Monica-based RootMD over the sale of bogus Covid-19 home test kits, with the company agreeing to stop selling the kits without FDA approval and to pay civil penalties.

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