The family of Henrietta Lacks can proceed in its lawsuit against a pharmaceutical company that allegedly used her “immortal” cells to develop gene therapy products, a federal judge ruled Monday.

"This historic ruling is not only a victory for Henrietta Lacks’ family; it presents an opportunity to correct a monumental wrong," said Attorney Ben Crump. By Angela Johnson Published May 22, 2024 ...

Judge Allows Henrietta Lacks’ Family To Continue Legal Action Against Ultragenyx. Attorneys Ben Crump and Christopher Seeger invite Big Pharma to step "to the table" as they resolve the matter ...

The family of Henrietta Lacks filed a lawsuit Monday against two large pharmaceutical companies, alleging the firms have profited from exploiting the Baltimore County woman’s cell line.

But lawyers for her family argued that Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., of Waltham, Massachusetts, continued to commercialize the results long after the origins of the HeLa cell line became well known.

The family of Henrietta Lacks sued two pharmaceutical giants for unjust enrichment on Monday, arguing they profited from Lacks’ genetic material without consent. The suit against Novartis ...

But lawyers for her family accuse Ultragenyx of continuing to commercialize the results long after the origins of the HeLa cell line became well known — an “unjust enrichment” claim that ...

The complex scientific, racial and social issues surrounding the “immortal cells” of Henrietta Lacks will be explored by members of her family when they speak at UB’s sixth annual conference on ...

Henrietta Lacks' family allowed to proceed with lawsuit against Ultragenyx BALTIMORE -- A federal judge in Maryland rejected a pharmaceutical company's attempt to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the ...

The family of Henrietta Lacks can proceed with a lawsuit against a pharmaceutical company that uses the Baltimore County woman’s “immortal” cell line to develop medical treatments, a federal ...