MDL Panel disagreed with plaintiffs’ argument that consolidating the CooperSurgical IVF culture media lawsuits before one judge was necessary to efficiently manage the litigation.
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.
North Carolina couple indicates recalled FujiFilm IVF culture oil destroyed their implanted embryo, claiming unborn child’s “right to life” vested at fertilization.
Lawsuits allege CooperSurgical’s recalled IVF culture media is responsible for lost embryos and failure of fertilization efforts.
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.
