Viatris Settles Lawsuit Over Use of Maryland Woman’s Cells in Drug Research

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Insurance Journal - Mar 13, 2026

Generic drugmaker Viatris has settled a lawsuit brought by the family of Henrietta Lacks, a Maryland woman whose tissue samples were used without her permission to develop enduring cells for lucrative medical research. Viatris and Lacks’ estate told a federal …...

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