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'Restoring Dignity to Henrietta Lacks': Unjust Enrichment Claim Regarding 'HeLa Cells' May Proceed Against Pharma Company

“Now, Henrietta Lacks’ grandson, Ron Lacks, says Ultragenyx unjustly reaps some of the benefits of the wrongs against his grandmother,” District Judge Deborah L. Boardman said. “Ultragenyx says it has done nothing wrong, and Lacks has no viable claim against it. Today, the court reaches one modest conclusion about this dispute: If what Lacks alleges […]