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Henrietta Lacks Family Seeks Justice and Compensation

Members of the Henrietta Lacks family are pursuing lawsuits against pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies for profiting off products made using cells taken decades earlier, without her consent or compensation. Products made from Henrietta Lacks’ genetic material, known as HeLa cells, have been used in developments of pharmaceuticals, medical procedures, and important discoveries since the 1950s.

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Seeger Weiss founding partner Chris Seeger and nationally renowned civil rights attorney Ben Crump, represent members of the Henrietta Lacks family seeking justice against pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies for profiting off Mrs. Lacks’s stolen cells. Seeger has led some of the most complex, groundbreaking, and high-profile litigations in U.S. history, including National Prescription Opioid Litigation, 3M Combat Arms Earplug Products Liability Litigation, the Vioxx litigation, and National Football League Players’ Concussion Injury Litigation.