Legal Opinion
Washington Univ. v. William J. Catalona
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 20, 2007No. 06-2286, 06-2301PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
RILEY, Circuit Judge.
We are asked to determine the ownership of biological materials contributed by individuals for the purpose of genetic cancer research and currently housed on the campus of Washington University (WU). WU brought a declaratory judgment action against Dr. William Catalona (Dr. Catalona), a former WU medical school faculty member, seeking to establish WU’s ownership of the research biological materials. Dr. Catalona counterclaimed, seeking a declaration the contributing individuals could direct the transfer of their biological materials to him. Dr. Catalona also moved for an…
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