From News 5 Cleveland Posted 6:07 PM, Apr 2, 2018 Updated 7:06 PM, Apr 2, 2018 By Tara Molina, News 5 Cleveland -- New lawsuits have been announced almost daily since University Hospitals first admitted to its fertility clinic failure. The hospital is now facing a mounting stack of class action...
Published by CNN Updated 11:31 AM ET, Thu April 5, 2018 By Susan Scutti, CNN -- (CNN)Two incidents of accidental human embryo destruction that occurred days apart at two different fertility clinics in separate parts of the country are being handled "very differently," lawyers involved in both cases say. Attorney...
When it comes to the two major embryo destruction incidents in the United States in March 2018, it is “A Tale of Two Cities.” Where the Cleveland-based University Hospital Fertility Center (UHFC) has taken several steps to engage its patients and accept responsibility, the San...
University Hospitals Fertility Clinic Letter to Patients on March 26, 2018 -- March 26, 2018 Dear [PATIENT NAME REDACTED] We write to you today with important new information and a heavy heart. As you know, we have been assessing the circumstances surrounding the catastrophic failure at our fertility clinic and...
Letter from PRW to Pacific Fertility Center on March 30, 2018 -- Carl M. Herbert, M.D. Pacific Fertility Center 55 Francisco St., Suite 500 San Francisco, CA 94133 Sent via hand delivery March 30, 2018 Re: Pacific Fertility’s response to catastrophic failure regarding Tank 4 Dear Dr. Herbert: My law firm and I represent a...
Published by The Plain Dealer March 27, 2018: Updated 6:01 PM; Posted 6:00 PM By Ginger Christ and Julie Washington -- CLEVELAND, Ohio - University Hospitals was close to one day away from moving eggs and embryos to safety when a temperature fluctuation in a storage tank damaged them,...
Published by The Plain Dealer By Julie Washington Updated 1:47 PM; Posted 1:11 PM -- CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Custom BioGenic Systems, located in a small town in Michigan, might be the manufacturer of the liquid nitrogen freezer at the center of an incident at University Hospitals fertility clinic that...
Experienced in Multiple Embryo/Cryogenic Loss Cases, Peiffer Wolf Carr & Kane Abdullah Carr & Kane Says News of 2,000 Additional Embryos Lost is “Unprecedented Tragedy” and “Requires A Responsible Third Party to Step in Now.” -- CLEVELAND, OH – March 27, 2018 – Cleveland law firm Peiffer Wolf Carr & Kane...
Published by ABC By JOHN SEEWER, ASSOCIATED PRESS Mar 27, 2018, 11:52 AM ET -- Fertility clinic: Alarm system was off on failed embryo tank An alarm system was turned off on a storage tank when it malfunctioned at an Ohio fertility clinic and ruined more than 4,000 eggs and...
Published by The Plain Dealer Updated 1:09 PM; Posted 12:13 PM By Ginger Christ, The Plain Dealer --- As many as 4,000 eggs and embryos were ruined as a result of a temperature fluctuation in a storage tank in the University Hospitals fertility center March 3-4. CLEVELAND, Ohio -- University...