There are many laws at the state and federal level that regulate the processing of genetic information. There may soon be one more. Earlier this month, the California Senate took up consideration ...

In 2023 alone, over 50 GIPA complaints were filed, and new suits continue to be filed in 2024, write Kathleen Carlson, Lawrence Fogel and Colleen Brown of Sidley Austin.

If enacted, the Act would require direct-to-consumer genetic testing companies, i.e., those that sell, market, interpret or otherwise offer consumer-initiated genetic testing products or services ...

Notably, genetic information is broadly defined as not only the results of genetic testing, but also the “manifestation or possible manifestation of a disease or disorder in a family member of ...

The GIPA, 410 Illinois Compiled Statute, guarantees privacy rights, with the GIPA being enacted in 1998 "with the goal to protect Illinois residents from having their genetic information being ...

More states are passing laws to protect information generated by a person's brain and nervous system as technology improves ...

It is similar to another genetic information law passed by Montana last year. The law takes effect July 17, 2024 (90 days after the legislature adjourns on April 18, 2024).

The lawsuit was filed by an Illinois resident on Thursday against the gene testing company and Meta, Microsoft and Google, claiming Nebula's collection and sharing of genetic information with the ...

Home DNA testing can be fun. I’ve done it for myself and for my dog. One of us unexpectedly turned out to be 3.1% Italian. The other is mostly Saint Bernard. The less-fun side of the DNA-testing ...

The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) was enacted in 2008 to protect Americans from being widely discriminated against by a then new technology: genetic testing. The law was written ...

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