Family Members Of Henrietta Lacks Reach Settlement After Her Cells Have Advanced Modern Medical Research

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By Rayna Reid Rayford ·Updated August 1, 2023

Biotechnology, laboratory equipment company Thermo Fisher Scientific has reached a settlement with the estate of Henrietta Lacks, whose descendants “accused [the company] of reaping billions of dollars from a racist medical system.”

While terms of the settlement are confidential, Ben Crump one of the attorneys for Lacks’ family, said, “The parties are pleased that they were able to find a way to resolve

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