Did you receive a mail about a class action settlement concerning Estate of woman whose cells were harvested? This review will help you partake in the class action settlement after confirming the authenticity of the mail.
What Is Estate of woman lawsuit?
Ron L. Lacks, personal representative of the estate of Henrietta Lacks, filed a lawsuit against Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc. The lawsuit was filed in Maryland federal court.
Henrietta Lacks’ estate claims Ultragenyx knowingly used cells harvested from her body without consent to create its “proprietary” gene therapy products.
The plaintiffs are represented by Christopher A. Seeger, Christopher L. Ayers, Jeffrey S. Grand, Nigel P. Halliday and Hillary Fidler of Seeger Weiss LLP; Ben Crump, Christopher O’Neal and Nabeha Shaer of Ben Crump Law PLLC; and Kim Parker.
The case is Lacks v. Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc., Case No. 1:23-cv-02171, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland.
What Is This Class Action All About?
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical engaged in cell harvesting and commercialized living genetic material belonging to Henrietta Lacks despite knowing the tissue was taken from her without her consent or knowledge, a new lawsuit alleges.
Plaintiff Ron L. Lacks, who filed the complaint as a personal representative of Henrietta Lacks’ estate, claims Ultragenyx knew physicians at Johns Hopkins Hospital took tissue from the Black community leader without her consent.
Henrietta Lacks’ estate argues Ultragenyx made a “fortune” by allegedly harvesting her cells to create its “proprietary” gene therapy products.
“The exploitation of Henrietta Lacks represents the unfortunately common struggle experienced by Black people throughout American history,” the cell harvesting lawsuit states.
Henrietta Lacks’ estate claims a white physician at a racially segregated ward of Johns Hopkins Hospital harvested her tissue in February 1951 while she was under anesthesia for a surgical procedure.
“This surgical procedure to harvest Mrs. Lacks’s tissue was not medically necessary and was not an operation to which Mrs. Lacks had consented,” the lawsuit states.
Who Is Eligible?
This settlement concerns all persons who believe Ultragenyx used cells taken from Henrietta Lacks without her consent.
How To Be Part of This Settlement
To partake in this settlement, class member must submit a valid and timely claim on the settlement website.
What Is The Pay For This Settlement?
The pay for this settlement varies and the proof of purchase is not necessary.
Conclusion
As you submit your claim to the settlement website, just like Discord.io class action settlement we have reviewed, you’re doing so under penalty of perjury. You are also harming other eligible Class Members by submitting a fraudulent claim.
