MDL Panel disagreed with plaintiffs’ argument that consolidating the CooperSurgical IVF culture media lawsuits before one judge was necessary to efficiently manage the litigation.
More research is needed to understand why surrogate mothers face higher risks of pregnancy and birth related complications.
Couples throughout the U.S. are pursuing lawsuits over problems with CooperSurgical's LifeGlobal IVF embryo culture media, which destroyed their fertilized eggs.
Complaint comes days before a panel of federal judges will review whether to consolidate all lawsuits over recalled CooperSurgical culture media for pretrial proceedings.
Complaint comes as the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation considers whether to consolidate all CooperSurgical embryo culture media IVF lawsuits before one federal judge for pretrial proceedings.
At least 30 CooperSurgical IVF culture media lawsuits have been filed throughout the federal court system by couples who suffered emotional distress, and increased fertility treatment expenses.
Couples indicate they have had to undergo additional rounds of egg retrieval after developing embryos were damaged and destroyed by the recalled culture media.
Recalled LifeGlobal culture media allegedly damaged embryos during in vitro fertilization (IVF), according to lawsuit filed against CooperSurgical, which indicates the manufacturer failed to adequately design and test the device.
Researchers warn that women undergoing fertility treatments should be screened for other stroke risks before trying to get pregnant
Researchers found structural racism played a factor in the higher risk of death among minority children, regardless of how they were conceived or the parents' socio-economic status.
