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"No compensation" or "pro compensation": Moore v. Regents and default rules for human tissue donations.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  17549930     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The much studied case of Moore v. Regents of the University of California is often considered important in property law for denying property rights in human tissue. This widespread misunderstanding of Moore has not only misplaced the legal emphasis of human tissue donations on property law instead of contract law, but has also hindered the creation of a much-needed default rule governing the issue of compensation for donated tissue. While it is possible that the majority of donors rarely consider compensation as an incentive to donate, without a legally recognized default rule the law remains blurred as to what contractual provisions apply to the exchange between donor and researcher. This Article argues that the solution is a weak default rule of no compensation that may be overridden by evidence that the parties intended otherwise.
Authors:
Russell Korobkin
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Legal Cases; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of health law     Volume:  40     ISSN:  1526-2472     ISO Abbreviation:  J Health Law     Publication Date:  2007  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2007-06-06     Completed Date:  2007-07-10     Revised Date:  2007-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  100883816     Medline TA:  J Health Law     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1-27     Citation Subset:  H    
Affiliation:
UCLA School of Law, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Biotechnology / economics*
Blood Cells
California
Compensation and Redress / legislation & jurisprudence*
Contracts / legislation & jurisprudence
Humans
Leukemia, Hairy Cell / pathology
Male
Motivation
Ownership / economics,  legislation & jurisprudence*
Patents as Topic / legislation & jurisprudence
Research Support as Topic / economics*
Tissue Donors / legislation & jurisprudence*
Tissue and Organ Procurement / economics,  legislation & jurisprudence*

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