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Henrietta Lacks’ family settles lawsuit with a biotech company that used her cells without consent

Family of Henrietta Lacks settles lawsuit with biotechnology company over her cells, which were taken without her knowledge and used to develop medical innovations. After 70 years, Lacks' descendants reach settlement with Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. over unjust enrichment from her cells.

The Hindu · Aug 2, 2023

Family of Henrietta Lacks settles lawsuit against biotech firm Thermo Fisher Scientific

The federal lawsuit in Baltimore claimed Thermo Fisher Scientific has made billions from tissue taken without Henrietta Lacks’s consent from her cervical cancer tumor.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 1, 2023