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Victims' families might sue
Wednesday 22 February 2012       Ben McClellan       Blacktown Advocate
Law firm Maurice Blackburn said families of Quakers Hill nursing home fire victims may have grounds to sue if it could show the home was negligent.
Patient advocates test law on human gene patents
Tuesday 21 February 2012       Louise Hall       Sydney Morning Herald
Companies do not have the right to a patent over human gene sequences and genetic mutations because such biological material is a product of nature, a court has been told.
Cancer gene outrage
Tuesday 21 February 2012             The Project, Channel 10
Court case over whether genes can be patented.
Flood insurance
Tuesday 21 February 2012       Lexy Hamilton-Smith       Channel 10 News Brisbane
New flood clauses in insurance policies.
Landmark case challenges gene patents
Monday 20 February 2012       Karl Hoerr       ABC News
The Federal Court in Sydney is hearing a challenge to the patenting of a gene mutation linked to increased risk of breast and ovarian cancer.