Connecticut General Statutes
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-591b (2026)
Immunity from liability for civil damages for personal injury to research subject. Exceptions
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A manufacturer, research institution or researcher shall not be liable to a research subject for civil damages for personal injury resulting from the administration of any AIDS vaccine to such research subject, unless such injury was caused by the gross negligence or reckless, wilful or wanton misconduct of such manufacturer, research institution or researcher or such manufacturer, research institution or researcher has failed to comply with the provisions of section 19a-591a. The immunity provided by this section shall not apply to a manufacturer, research institution or researcher who intentionally provided false information in connection with an investigational new drug application.
(P.A. 91-349, S. 6, 8.)
Cited. 236 C. 845.
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case, 1996–1996 · leading case: Doe v. Marselle, 675 A.2d 835 (Conn. 1996).
Doe v. Marselle, 675 A.2d 835 (Conn. 1996). “15 *861 Confirmation of our decision can be found by returning to the language of § 19a-590 itself, which the plaintiff suggests we compare with § 19a-591b, which was included in the 1991 amendments to the AIDS statute and which provides that manufacturers of an AIDS vaccine…”
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