Consequences of Clinical Research Fraud and Misconduct

By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law and Michael L. Smith, J.D., R.R.T.,  Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law and Medical

Medical and clinical researchers, whether in an academic community or in a practice setting, spend years on clinical trials and investigations in hopes of contributing to their respective fields. Many of these researchers, however, find themselves defending their reputation after being accused of research fraud or research misconduct.


Why Researchers are Accused of Misconduct.

Although accusations of research fraud and misconduct have been present for decades, the number of complaints is on the rise, […]

Guilty Plea to Research Misconduct Results in 4 1/2 Year Prison Sentence

By Michael L. Smith, R.R.T., J.D., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law and George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law

MS_smDong-Pyou Han, a former Iowa State University scientist was sentenced to four-and-a-half (4 ½)  years in prison on Wednesday July 1, 2015, for falsifying his research results concerning the effectiveness of an experimental HIV vaccine.  A plea agreement also required Han to pay $7.2 million in restitution to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), which funded the research.  Han was testing the experimental HIV vaccine on rabbits.  He spiked the rabbit blood with human antibodies to make it falsely appear […]

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