Henrietta Lacks' Family Sues Ultragenyx Over Stolen Cells

By Lauren Berg · August 11, 2023, 12:25 AM EDT

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...

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Documents

Complaint

Case Information

Case Title

Lacks v. Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical, Inc

Case Number

Court

Maryland

Nature of Suit

P.I.: Other

Date Filed

August 10, 2023

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