A private right of action for informed consent in research.

INTRODUCTION ............................................................................ 174 I. A PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION FOR TREATMENT BUT NOT RESEARCH .......................................................................... 177 A. Informed Consent to Treatment ............................... 177 B. Informed Consent to Research .................................. 183 II. THE EVOLVING RESEARCH MODEL AND THE SHIFTING INVESTIGATOR-PARTICIPANT RELATIONSHIP ..................... 193 III. AN OBLIGATION TO DISCLOSE RESEARCH FINDINGS MAY FURTHER TRANSFORM THE INVESTIGATOR-PARTICIPANT RELATIONSHIP ................................................................... 197 IV. A CALL FOR A PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION FOR INFORMED CONSENT IN RESEARCH, BASED ON THE EVOLVING INVESTIGATOR-PARTICIPANT RELATIONSHIP ..................... 202 A. Autonomy as the Underlying Principle ..................... 203 B. The Standard of Care for a Private Right of Action for Informed Consent in Research ................................. 206 C. Some Final Thoughts and Caveats .......................... 210