Increased Liability and Criminal Penalties for Vaccine Clinical Trial Fraud.
This law introduces severe penalties, including imprisonment, for research companies that conceal or falsify data from vaccine clinical trials. Crucially, it removes liability protections for manufacturers proven to have committed fraud, allowing citizens harmed by such products to seek compensation directly through federal courts. These changes aim to enhance transparency and accountability in medical research, providing citizens with greater legal recourse in cases of harm resulting from fraud.
Key points
Falsifying or concealing data from vaccine clinical trials becomes a federal crime punishable by up to 5 years in prison.
Manufacturers lose legal protection against civil lawsuits if fraud is proven regarding clinical trial data, even for products covered by special compensation programs.
Injured parties can simultaneously seek compensation from the government program (VICP) and sue the manufacturer in federal court in cases of proven fraud.
Special rules are established for COVID-19 vaccine lawsuits based on fraud, allowing them to be filed at any time (no statute of limitations).
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