August 05, 2024

Lacks v. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation et al

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Case Number:

1:24-cv-02267

Court:

Maryland

Nature of Suit:

P.I.: Other

Judge:

Deborah L. Boardman

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Reflects complaints, answers, motions, orders and trial notes entered from Jan. 1, 2011.
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  1. August 06, 2024

    Henrietta Lacks' Family Sues Novartis, Viatris Over HeLa 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 Novartis and Viatris in Maryland federal court Monday, alleging the pharmaceutical giants have "reaped massive profits" using Lacks' stolen cells to create new drugs.

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