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O N L I N E R E S E A R C H E T H I C S C O U R S E Section Three: Institutional Responsibility CASE STUDY: Expensive Lesson Dr. Adelman conducted the inquiry. Dr. Adelman appointed inquiry committee members who had been participants in one or more of Dr. Perlmutter's grants. This choice is ethically prohibited. Members of an inquiry or investigation committee should have no conflict of interest or commitment, nor should there be overlap between membership on the two committees.
The outcome of the real case is that Dr. Phinney was compelled to go public with her accusation and was not protected against retaliation. In 1993, the Washtenaw County Circuit Court found that Dr. Adelman violated the Whistleblower's Protection Act and Dr. Perlmutter committed fraud. The court ordered the University of Michigan to pay Dr. Phinney $1.1 million in damages. That verdict was upheld by the Michigan Court of Appeals, which added an additional $250,000 interest due.
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