Followup - Havasupai Tribe settles lawsuit over blood samples

From the AP story:

"An Arizona Indian tribe settled lawsuits alleging university scientists misused blood samples meant for diabetes research to study schizophrenia, inbreeding and ancient population migration, officials said Wednesday.

The Havasupai claimed that Arizona State University conducted the additional research without permission, invading tribal members' privacy, betraying the tribe's trust and misrepresenting what researchers had done with blood samples and subsequent research results.

The settlement, which includes a lump $700,000 payment to the 41 plaintiffs, was approved Tuesday by the Legislature's Joint Legislative Budget Committee.

"We're very pleased with the amount of the settlement," said attorney Stephen Hanlon, who represents the tribe. "It's a significant monetary settlement in a case in which no physical harm is claimed."

ASU also will return the blood samples to the tribe and help build a new health clinic and high school on the isolated village that lies deep in a gorge off the Grand Canyon."

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