Ms. Lacks’s family had accused Thermo Fisher Scientific of profiting from her cells, which have contributed to revolutionary advances in medicine, without seeking their permission.
Tag: Suits and Litigation (Civil)
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Trump’s $475 Million Defamation Suit Against CNN Is Dismissed
The network’s statements were opinion, the ruling said, and did not support a claim of libel and slander.
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New Jersey School to Pay $9.1 Million to Settle Suit Over Student’s Suicide
After Mallory Grossman took her own life at age 12, her parents accused her New Jersey school district of failing to respond to accusations of bullying.
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Biden Acknowledges Granddaughter in Arkansas for First Time
The president has told his son, Hunter Biden, that he wants to meet his 4-year-old grandchild, Navy Joan Roberts, who until recently was at the center of a yearslong child support dispute.
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Supreme Court Clears the Way for Mountain Valley Pipeline as Appeal Moves Forward
A congressional measure on the pipeline, championed by Senator Joe Manchin and added to legislation to raise the debt limit, was intended to thwart legal challenges to the project.