When so many are overly tired of hearing about the slow recovery, it is heartening to know that something as fundamental as communications, if handled properly, could potentially have a major impact in speeding up the economic turnaround.

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If not handled properly, such decisions can be self-defeating, Vanderbilt's Ball warned.

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David Smith, Deputy Commissioner in the Information Commissioner's Office, said the latest loss showed that personal information could be a "toxic liability" if not handled properly.

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Gibbons wrote that if properly handled by the drug company, dissemination of materials to doctors may not be that big a deal.

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The investigations and lawsuits will eventually peel back the layers and determine if the foreclosures have been handled properly.

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