Thanks, I appreciate that. It has been a long haul, but the last few weeks have been gratifying. I hope to post something soon, when I can catch my breath. In the meantime, check out the latest response from the president of the university, who is finally admitting that university officials have been lying, but says there was no intent to mislead anyone.
Thanks, I appreciate that. If, as a longtime veteran of this sort of battle, you have any advice as to further actions I might try, I’d be very interested in hearing it. I’m always trying to figure out new strategies…
Yes, and a county court ruled that the University of Minnesota was statutorily immune from liability. The actions of the university legal team afterwards are one of the most shameful parts of this story. You can read more in this piece by Matt Lamkin on the Stanford Law and Biosciences blog, titled “Academic health centers’ bare-knuckled litigation tactics.”
Thanks. And of course, there is also the possibility that readers of the blog will write to the University of Minnesota in protest, just so that they won’t have to read any more blog posts on the topic.
I think that eventually we may find that others have been injured, but much of the information surrounding clinical trials is secret, especially in privately funded trials. Even lawsuits are usually settled in secret. Unless research subjects or their families come forward publicly, it is very difficult to get information.
Sorry. I’m sure others are getting impatient as well. But this scandal took place at my own university, which has still done nothing about it. And as I wrote at the end of the post, my fear is that there are others who have been harmed as well. So I’m afraid I feel obligated to keep pressing this issue in any way that I can.
Sadly, complaints about this case have been lodged with just about every imaginable body, from the FDA, NIH and HHS OIG to the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice. But you are exactly right. These people belong in criminal courts.
Thanks, I appreciate that. It has been a long haul, but the last few weeks have been gratifying. I hope to post something soon, when I can catch my breath. In the meantime, check out the latest response from the president of the university, who is finally admitting that university officials have been lying, but says there was no intent to mislead anyone.
http://www.startribune.com/lifestyle/health/297799831.html
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Mr. Chabasinski,
Thanks, I appreciate that. If, as a longtime veteran of this sort of battle, you have any advice as to further actions I might try, I’d be very interested in hearing it. I’m always trying to figure out new strategies…
Thanks again,
Carl
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You should definitely screen Off Label, by Mike Palmieri and Donal Mosher.
http://offlabelfilm.com/
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Yes, and a county court ruled that the University of Minnesota was statutorily immune from liability. The actions of the university legal team afterwards are one of the most shameful parts of this story. You can read more in this piece by Matt Lamkin on the Stanford Law and Biosciences blog, titled “Academic health centers’ bare-knuckled litigation tactics.”
http://blogs.law.stanford.edu/lawandbiosciences/2011/09/15/academic-health-centers-bare-knuckled-litigation-tactics/
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Thanks. And of course, there is also the possibility that readers of the blog will write to the University of Minnesota in protest, just so that they won’t have to read any more blog posts on the topic.
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I think that eventually we may find that others have been injured, but much of the information surrounding clinical trials is secret, especially in privately funded trials. Even lawsuits are usually settled in secret. Unless research subjects or their families come forward publicly, it is very difficult to get information.
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Sorry. I’m sure others are getting impatient as well. But this scandal took place at my own university, which has still done nothing about it. And as I wrote at the end of the post, my fear is that there are others who have been harmed as well. So I’m afraid I feel obligated to keep pressing this issue in any way that I can.
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Thanks. I agree, Off Label is a great film, and I hope others can see it.
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Sadly, complaints about this case have been lodged with just about every imaginable body, from the FDA, NIH and HHS OIG to the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice. But you are exactly right. These people belong in criminal courts.
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