Thermo Fisher Settles Suit Over Use Of Henrietta Lacks' Cells

By Elliot Weld · August 1, 2023, 3:33 PM 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 and used for cancer research, has...

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Case Information

Case Title

Lacks v. Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.

Case Number

1:21-cv-02524

Court

Maryland

Nature of Suit

Personal Property: Other

Date Filed

October 04, 2021