Texas Fertility Center LawyerFertility centers have been hit with a growing number of lawsuits and class actions after implanting the wrong embryos, or losing precious frozen eggs and embryos.

Need a Texas Fertility Center Lawyer? Collen A. Clark is a true advocate for his clients and is passionate about helping Texans that have been injured or wronged. If you or a loved one has a legal claim against a fertility center, you should contact our lawyers immediately. You may be entitled to compensation by filing a lawsuit.

IVF Mix-Up Lawsuit Filed Against Fertility Clinic

In 2019, a woman from New York filed a lawsuit against her fertility clinic after she gave birth to the wrong children — and was forced to give the children up to their biological parents — after CHA Fertility Center in Los Angeles implanted the wrong embryos, lost her embryos, and tried to cover up their mistake.

Frozen Eggs and Embryos at a Fertility Center

Fertility centers cost upwards of $8,000 to collect and freeze human eggs and embryos, plus yearly costs of around $600 to store the tissues until the parents choose to fertilize the eggs at a later date. Many couples rely on fertility centers to safeguard their dream of having a family in the future, especially women who are dealing with serious health issues like ovarian cancer or fertility problems.

San Francisco Fertility Clinic Lawsuit

Pacific Fertility Center in San Francisco, California was hit with a $5 million class action lawsuit on behalf of over 100 parents whose frozen eggs and embryos were destroyed by a malfunctioning freezer.

Pacific Fertility Center blamed the loss on a cryogenic tank that “lost liquid nitrogen for a brief period of time” on March 4.

What is the Problem?

Now, many parents and their lawyers are demanding to know why this disaster occurred. The eggs and embryos require a steady supply of liquid nitrogen to stay frozen in their cryogenic tanks. If the liquid nitrogen evaporates or the lid of the tank is open, the eggs will thaw.

The class action was filed by Megan and Jonathan Bauer, a couple from California who were paying $600 per year to Pacific Fertility Center. They lost 8 embryos when the freezer malfunctioned.

The Bauers now say they “feel like their dreams of having children together in the near future have been stolen.”

Legal Claims in Class Action Lawsuit

The class action is seeking compensation from Pacific Fertility Center for breach of contract, negligence, financial and emotional damages.

They accuse Pacific Fertility Center of failing to adequately monitor the tanks, permitting a leakage to occur from one of the tanks, and failing to properly safeguard the frozen eggs and embryos.

Ohio Fertility Center Class Action Lawsuit

In March 2018, a Class Action Lawsuit (PDF) was filed against University Hospitals Fertility Center in Ohio on behalf of 700 parents who lost about 2,000 frozen eggs and embryos when a freezer malfunctioned.

Lawyers expect dozens of lawsuits to be filed, but the first class action was filed by Amber and Elliot Ash, a couple who had 2 embryos stored at the fertility center.

The couple were notified on March 10 that their embryos were no longer viable. After filing the lawsuit, they said:

“It’s heartbreaking. Just heartbreaking. The medical community calls it tissue, I like to think of it as my children. My frozen children.”

Fertility Clinic Lawyer

If you or a loved one had frozen eggs or embryos that were lost, damaged, or destroyed at a fertility center, you should contact our lawyers about filing an individual lawsuit or joining a class action. There will likely be dozens of class actions against Pacific Fertility Center, UH Fertility Center, and other clinics that accidentally destroy frozen eggs and embryos.

Need a Fertility Center Lawyer in Texas?

Collen A. Clark is a true advocate for his clients and is passionate about helping Texans that have been injured or wronged.

Collen’s amazing success in the courtroom and well known dedication to his clients has earned him the recognition of his peers as one of The Top Trial Lawyers in Texas.”

The Clark Firm has assembled a team of trial lawyers with more than 100 years experience, participation in over 600 jury trials and $260 million in verdicts and/or settlements. Please use the form below to contact our Texas fertility center lawyers for a free lawsuit review.

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