September 9
Los Angeles partner Tanya Forsheit will speak on “Ethics: Professionalism in the Digital/Millennial Age” at the IPO Annual Meeting in Vancouver.
September 12
New York partner Ted Kobus will present on “The First 48 Hours – Responding to
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2011 – Heart development affected by maternal SSRI use
By Jared Fink
Published in the July, 2011 edition of Pediatric Research, a study by D. Rurak and a team from The University of British Columbia (Vancouver) titled “Third trimester fetal heart rate and Doppler middle cerebral artery blood flow velocity characteristics…
2013 – Researchers show that SSRIs (not maternal depression) cause poor neonatal outcomes
By Jared Fink
Last summer, a team of researchers from University of British Columbia (Vancouver) led by G.E. Hanley published a study titled “Infant developmental outcomes following prenatal exposure to antidepressants, and maternal depressed mood and positive affect.” in Early Human…
Study finds some babies more likely to have SSRI birth defects than others
By Jared Fink
Last summer, Developmental Psychobiology published a piece by S. Brummelte and a team from University of British Columbia (Vancouver) titled “Antidepressant use during pregnancy and serotonin transporter genotype (SLC6A4) affect newborn serum reelin levels.” exploring contributing genetic factors…
Major Property Decision in Canada
This is a little bit late, but it deserves the notice of the property world. At the end of June, the Canadian Supreme Court released a major decision about the land rights of aboriginal peoples. The case, Tsilhqot’in Nation v.
Canadian Takings Law Update
Doug Harris (UBC) had an op-ed yesterday in the Vancouver Sun about some recent developments regarding the land that was the subject of the Supreme Court of Canada’s most recent foray into regulatory takings. The case is CPR v. Vancouver,…
Will Canada’s courts continue to strike down mandatory minimums as unconstitutional?
Main June 5, 2014Will Canada’s courts continue to strike down mandatory minimums as unconstitutional?The question in the title of this post is prompted by this interesting recent commentary in a Canadian paper sent my way by a helpful reader. The…
Vancouver School Board Confronting Student Confidentiality Issues about Sexual Orientation
By John Kang
Vancouver's school board already has in place a laudable policy regarding students' sexual orientation: According to the policy statement, the board “is committed to establishing and maintaining a safe, inclusive, equitable, and welcoming learning and working environment for all members…
Vancouver teacher had children ‘pay to potty’ | www.kirotv.com
A substitute is teaching the third-grade class while the teacher is under investigation.via www.kirotv.comNot getting incentives quite right.
Case for H-1B Expansion by Comparing Canada
From the San Francisco Chronicle:In the heart of downtown Vancouver, construction workers are installing glass facades on two office towers. One will be an engineering hub for Microsoft, the other for Amazon.com. Facebook, Salesforce.com, and a bunch of startups with…