Lacks v. Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical, Inc

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND RON L. LACKS, PERSONAL * REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF HENRIETTA LACKS, * Plaintiff, * Civ. No. DLB-23-2171 v. * ULTRAGENYX PHARMACEUTICAL, * INC., * Defendant. * MEMORANDUM OPINION Ron L. Lacks (“Lacks”), the grandson of Henrietta Lacks and the personal representative of her estate (“Lacks Estate”), has sued Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical, Inc. (“Ultragenyx”) for unjust enrichment. Henrietta Lacks was a Black woman from Baltimore County. She died from cervical cancer in 1951. Shortly before her death, physicians at Johns Hopkins…