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Lacks v. Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical, Inc
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September 17, 2024
Henrietta Lacks' Family Still Seeks Justice For 'Immortal' Cells
Seven decades have passed since a doctor at a Baltimore hospital took, without permission, a sample of cells from a Black woman suffering from cervical cancer. While the durable strain of human cells known as "HeLa" has fueled a handful of lawsuits against drug companies accused of profiting from stolen genetic material, more are likely on the way.
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May 21, 2024
Judge Shopping Row, Henrietta Lacks And SC Abortion Clock
BigLaw lawyers get deeper into sanction spat, a case over profits from harvested cancer cells, and a Texas Supreme Court decision in a Fen-Phen malpractice suit. Law360 Healthcare Authority looks at those and other developments from the week in healthcare litigation.
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May 20, 2024
Ultragenyx Must Face Suit Over Use Of Henrietta Lacks' Cells
The family of the late Henrietta Lacks, a Black woman whose cells were harvested without her knowledge to create the first immortalized human cell line, can pursue their suit alleging Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical "made a fortune" using her stolen cells to develop gene therapy treatments, a Maryland federal judge ruled Monday.
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August 11, 2023
Henrietta Lacks' Family Sues Ultragenyx Over Stolen Cells
The family of the late Henrietta Lacks, a Black woman whose cells were harvested without her knowledge to create the first immortalized human cell line, sued Ultragenyx in Maryland federal court Thursday, alleging the biopharmaceutical company "has made a fortune" using her stolen cells in developing gene therapy treatments.