Sarah London Addresses Challenges to Pacific Fertility Clinic Egg and Embryo Failures Lawsuit

On Wednesday June 5, 2019, Prelude Fertility Inc., the parent company of San Francisco-based Pacific Fertility Center, asked U.S. Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley to dismiss the proposed class action lawsuit accusing Pacific Fertility of negligently allowing patients’ stored eggs and embryos to be destroyed in a cryogenic tank failure. The defendants seek dismissal of

2019-06-06T14:27:18+00:00June 6th, 2019|Personal Injury, Women's Health|

Arbitration Barred for Parent Co. in Pacific Fertility Clinic Destroyed Embryos Litigation

As reported by Law360 (subscription), U.S. Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley of the Northern District has ruled that claims against Pacific Fertility Clinic’s parent company, Prelude Fertility Inc., over eggs and embryos destroyed after a cryogenic tank failure cannot be resolved in arbitration. Those claims will instead get a full hearing

2022-08-10T17:31:50+00:00March 27th, 2019|Personal Injury, Women's Health|

Class Action Lawsuit For Pacific Fertility Center Storage Tank Failure Adds Tank Manufacturer As Defendant

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – May 31, 2018 – Victims of the storage tank disaster at Pacific Fertility Center have filed an amended complaint in their class action lawsuit, which provides new information and developments related to the March 2018 tank failure incident. The lawsuit, arising out of the mishandling of thousands of embryos and eggs

2018-05-31T17:12:13+00:00May 31st, 2018|Personal Injury|

Pacific Fertility Clinic Lost Egg and Embryo Class Actions Consolidated in Federal Court in San Francisco

On May 1st, 2018, Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley of the U.S. District Court for the Ninth Circuit consolidated three proposed class actions that charge Pacific Fertility Clinic in San Francisco with breach of contract and negligence relating to the destruction of stored eggs and embryos in the wake of cryogenic storage

2022-08-10T18:27:12+00:00May 2nd, 2018|Personal Injury, Women's Health|

California Women and Families File Injury Lawsuit in Federal Court Against Pacific Fertility Clinic Over Mishandling of Thousands of Preserved Eggs and Embryos

SAN FRANCISCO—(BUSINESSWIRE)—On April 17, 2018, Lieff Cabraser filed a Class Action Complaint in federal court in San Francisco on behalf of women who stored their frozen eggs and embryos against Pacific Fertility Center and Prelude Fertility, Inc., alleging, among other things, negligence, negligent infliction of emotional distress, breach of contract, conversion, violation of unfair competition

2018-04-17T14:15:50+00:00April 17th, 2018|Infant & Child Injuries|

Sarah London Provides Information for Patients Affected by Pacific Fertility Clinic Egg and Embryo Preservation Failures

Lieff Cabraser partner Sarah London has created a short video discussing recent cryogenic preservation tank failures at San Francisco’s Pacific Fertility Clinic and at a separate clinic in Cleveland, Ohio, and the rights of women and families affected by the tank failures. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmt8InPgV40

2022-03-22T18:46:56+00:00March 15th, 2018|Defective Medical Devices, Women's Health|

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