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A federal appeals court has upheld
the 2010 judgment of a federal court that Weill Medical College at Cornell
University and a former faculty member submitted false claims to the National
Institutes of Health (NIH) related to grants for HIV/AIDS research, according
to a statement by Salmanson Goldshaw, PC, the law firm representing Daniel
Feldman, PhD, the whistleblower in the case.
In 2003, the university and Wilfred
van Gorp, a clinical neuropsychologist, were sued by Feldman, a fellow hired by
van Gorp, alleging misuse of the NIH grant. At trial, Feldman showed that of
the 165 clinical patients seen by the fellows over five years of the NIH grant,
only three patients were HIV positive. Instead, the fellows engaged in more
lucrative activities, often evaluating individuals referred by insurance
companies. Cornell and van Gorp face a total judgment of up to $1.75 million.
To read the statement, visit: http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/federal-appeals-court-upholds-fraud-verdict-against-cornell-university-medical-school-for-misuse-of-nih-aids-funding-168818716.html
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