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Research Security: New NIH Policy Requires Foreign Subrecipients to Share Lab Notebooks & Research Data With the U.S. Prime...

On September 15, 2023, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) moved forward with a controversial new policy requiring foreign subrecipients to provide, at least once per year, copies of lab notebooks, data and documentation...more

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False Claims Act Risks In U.S. Higher Education

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The federal False Claims Act (FCA) has long been a powerful tool for the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) — or private whistleblowers bringing suit on the DOJ’s behalf — to investigate and police activity financed with...more

Bricker Graydon LLP

Duke University to pay $112 million in research fraud settlement

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On March 25, 2019, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Duke University agreed to settle a qui tam False Claims Act case for $112.5 million. The whistleblower, who pursued the case on the government’s behalf when...more

Carlton Fields

Whistleblowers on Campus: DOJ Adds Research Universities to its False Claims Act Focus

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Federal funding is the grand prize for higher education research institutions. Each year, the federal government pumps hundreds of millions of dollars in research grants and awards into the university system. These funds are...more

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Paying for Family Vacations With NIH Funds Triggers FCA Lawsuit and Settlement

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Northwestern University will pay $2.93 million to settle a federal False Claims Act (FCA) lawsuit brought by a former employee who alleged Northwestern allowed a researcher to submit false claims under certain cancer research...more

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Update Your Compliance Programs to Address Increased Federal Scrutiny of Academic Research and Grant Funding

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The federal government has stepped-up its enforcement efforts in the areas of academic research and grant funding. Just this week, Northwestern University agreed to pay $2.93 million to settle a federal whistleblower suit...more

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