UConn Researcher Accused of Fabricating Research Plans to Sue University

Former University of Connecticut scientist Dipak Das, who was fired from the university following accusations of scientific fraud, plans to file a $35 million libel suit against UConn, according to a report by the Hartford Courant.

"The suit for which Das is seeking permission to file claims that at the time of the report's completion, UConn officials made numerous libelous statements about him, including that he falsified data and violated the university's code of conduct," according to the Courant.

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