In 2010, a case of vague informed consent led to legal and financial consequences for the research group who conducted the study. What was the case?
A) Havasupai Tribe v. Arizona Board of Regents
B) Havasupai Tribe v. Arizona Board of Researchers
C) Havasupai Tribe v. University of Minnesota
D) GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) v. Havasupai Tribe
E) Havasupai Tribe v. Miami Children's Hospital Research Institute

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The case is commonly known as Havasupai Tribe v. Arizona Board of Regents. In this case, the Havasupai Indian tribe sued the Arizona Board of Regents for allowing researchers to use blood samples in a diabetes study for purposes beyond what the tribe had consented to. The lawsuit alleged that the researchers had committed fraud, breach of contract, and other legal violations. The case was settled for $700,000 in favor of the Havasupai Tribe.

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