In Re Pacific Fertility Center Litigation

  1. November 09, 2021

    Freezer Maker Can't Get Redo Of $15M Verdict Over Embryos

    A California federal court said Monday there is no reason to overturn a $15 million jury verdict against Chart Industries Inc., which was found responsible for the destruction of harvested eggs and embryos stored in a defective freezer, finding the plaintiffs' "trauma and anguish" drove jurors to that dollar amount.

  2. June 10, 2021

    Freezer Co. Hit With $15M Verdict Over Destroyed Embryos

    A California federal jury on Thursday found freezer manufacturer Chart Industries Inc. liable for the damage to and destruction of harvested eggs and embryos stored in its defective equipment, awarding nearly $15 million to the patients affected by a 2018 cryopreservation tank implosion.

  3. May 24, 2021

    Calif. Jury Hears Of Heartbreak In Case Of Destroyed Embryos

    Patients whose harvested eggs and embryos were damaged or destroyed in a storage tank implosion told a California federal jury during opening arguments Monday that a freezer manufacturer dashed their dreams of having children by concealing knowledge of defective equipment, while the manufacturer accused the fertility clinic of misusing equipment.

  4. March 09, 2021

    Freezer Co. Denied Early Win In Suit Over Destroyed Embryos

    A California federal judge has denied a cryopreservation tank manufacturer's bid for an early win in a proposed class action that claims its faulty storage tank caused the loss of frozen embryos, saying Monday there's evidence the company knew of the defect.

  5. December 23, 2020

    Storage Tank Co. Wants Out Of Embryo Class Action

    Chart Industries Inc. is asking a California federal court to give it a win in a proposed class action alleging a faulty storage tank it manufactured caused the loss of frozen embryos, saying the plaintiffs haven't put forth any admissible expert testimony that supports their claims.

  6. October 06, 2020

    Storage Tank Co. Can't Nix Destroyed Embryo Suit

    A California federal judge on Monday refused to dismiss claims brought by fertility patients alleging faulty storage tanks made by Chart Industries caused them to lose their genetic material, rejecting the company's argument that their complaints were too wordy.

  7. September 24, 2020

    Patients Say Suit Over Faulty Embryo Tank Not Too Verbose

    Fertility patients alleging faulty storage tanks made by Chart Industries caused them to lose their genetic material slammed a bid by the company to dismiss their complaint in California federal court as too verbose and confusing, saying the 15-page document is instead clear, concise and to the point.

  8. June 24, 2020

    Class Cert. Denied In Suit Over Faulty Embryo Storage Tank

    A California federal judge has denied a bid from customers of a San Francisco fertility clinic seeking certification in their suit alleging that a faulty storage tank damaged their embryos, saying class certification would not promote efficient litigation.

  9. June 05, 2019

    Calif. Clinic's Parent Co. Urges Toss Of Destroyed Embryo Suit

    A California fertility clinic's parent company has asked a federal judge to dismiss a proposed class action accusing it of negligently destroying or harming patients' stored embryos and eggs, saying the patients have improperly lumped claims against it and a related but separate corporate entity.

  10. March 26, 2019

    Clinic's Parent Co. Can't Arbitrate Destroyed Embryo Claims

    A proposed class action accusing a California fertility clinic of negligently destroying or harming stored embryos and eggs has been kept mostly out of arbitration after a California federal judge ruled that claims against the clinic's parent company can't be arbitrated.