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BC Commissioner's submissions on PIPA Review
The British Columbia Information and Privacy Commissioner has submitted a report to the Special Committee of the British Columbia Legislature to Review the Personal Information Protection Act (BC)...

PIPA review released in BC
The Special Committee of the BC Legislature reviewing the Personal Information Protection Act has recently released its report: April 17, 2008: Special Committee Recommends Changes to Streamline B...

Fuller: U.S. Tax Review
James P. Fuller (Fenwick & West, Mountain View, CA) has published U.S. Tax Review, 51 Tax Notes Int'l 355 (July 28, 2008): The Treasury Department released a technical explanation, and the Joint Committee on Taxation released an explanation, of the...

GPO Seeks Comments on Newly Released Public Access Assessment Initial Review Documents
"The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) has released two new Public Access Assessment resources, an Initial Review Checklist and Guidelines...

Law Review Articles and Symposia of Interest
The summer months often find law review releasing the final issues from the prior school year's volume and this year is no different. Here are some highlights so far from law reviews released so far this summer: Yale Law Review...

What's new from Alberta
There have been some interesting releases from the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Alberta's office: OIPC Order P2007-014Posted: Mar/19/2008Adjudicator rules personal information released in contravention of Personal Information Protection ActAn Adjudicator with the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner has ruled that the Alberta Teachers? Association contravened the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA), when it published an article containing the personal information of former members...

Bayer CropScience AG
alleging farmers suffered economic losses after Bayer's biotech Liberty Link rice was released into the food supply and countries banned US rice.

FDA Issues Update on Safety Review Orlistat
Orlistat FDA Issues Update on Safety Review

Aurora Loan Faces Class Action over Mortgage Review Services
Aurora Loan Faces Class Action over Mortgage Review Services

FDA Review of Prostate Cancer Treatment Prompts Warning of Risk for Diabetes
Prostate Cancer Treatment FDA Review Prompts Warning of Risk for Diabetes

Xigris
Study Prompts FDA Safety Review

Lipitor
Review of Studies Show No Significant Benefit in Women