Novartis settles with Henrietta Lacks’ estate over use of her ‘stolen’ cells to advance medicine

Novartis settles with Henrietta Lacks' estate over use of her cancer cells to advance medicine

Novartis has settled a lawsuit by the estate of Henrietta Lacks that alleged the pharmaceutical giant unjustly profited off her cells, which were taken from her tumor without her knowledge in 1951 and reproduced in labs to enable major medical advancements, including the polio vaccine.

Second HeLa Lawsuit Resolved As Novartis Reaches Confidential Settlement - Novartis (NYSE:NVS)

Novartis reached a confidential settlement with Henrietta Lacks' family, resolving a second lawsuit over the nonconsensual use of HeLa cells.

Henrietta Lacks' estate settles with Novartis over the 'stolen cells' that advanced science

Novartis becomes the second medical company to settle after being accused of reaping rewards from a racist medical system.

Henrietta Lacks: Family of 'stolen cells' woman settle second lawsuit

Novartis is the second drug company to settle a lawsuit brought by the family of a woman whose cells have enabled huge advances in science.

Henrietta Lacks’ family settles suit with Novartis over use of her cells - The Boston Globe

Lacks' cells were taken from her without her consent in 1951, when she was dying of cervical cancer in a segregated ward at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore.

Novartis Settles With Henrietta Lacks' Estate Over Use of 'Stolen' Cells in Research

(MedPage Today) -- Novartis has settled a lawsuit by the estate of Henrietta Lacks that alleged the pharmaceutical giant unjustly profited off her cells, which were taken from her tumor without her knowledge in 1951 and reproduced in labs to enable...