Take your argument up with the Smithsonian. That was a quote from their article, but you might be a little cautious at charging Damadian with attempted theft. His machine is in the Smithsonian, not your hero's. And he has won his case before the U.S. Supreme Court, so have at it. The mere creationist has done quite a bit more for humanity than you have or probably ever will.
Lauterbur's original sample was lost. I know; I looked for it. Lauterbur's experiment was done with a simple NMR spectrometer. You don't need a 'machine' to prove and implement the concept. As for the patent dispute; the point of contention on that wasn't the invention of NMR imaging as Lauterbur, Mansfield and Ernst conceived it.
Have Damadian/Fonar benefitted humankind? Debatable. By the time they got in on the act, several major instrument companies were building imagers. Damadian got a lot richer off it; but he contributed nothing of substance.
Damadian can do his worst.He's shown he's willing to use his millions to bully anyone who won't acquiesce to his ridiculous claims. You clearly think that's OK. Nice guys, both of you.