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CT company knowingly shipped a defective product that resulted in loss of embryos, lawyers say

Lawyers representing more than a hundred families in a class action lawsuit against Cooper Surgical, a fertility-technology company based in Connecticut, allege in a new court filing that the company knowingly shipped a defective product that resulted in the loss of embryos.

Tracey Cowan, partner at Clarkson Law Firm and lead lawyer of the class action lawsuit in federal court, said internal documents show that a third-party vendor raised red flags to the company, saying Cooper Surgical’s culture media had “failed a pre-distribution quality-control test.”

California’s Expanded Fertility Insurance Coverage for All Families in 2026

California’s Expanded Fertility Insurance Coverage for All Families in 2026

Effective January 1, 2026, California requires large employer health insurance plans to cover infertility diagnosis and treatment, including IVF. This significantly expands access to such coverage for many individuals and families who were previously excluded under prior law, including single parents and members of the LGBTQIA+ community.

Lawsuit Filed Against Beverly Hills Fertility Doctor

A lawsuit filed on Dec. 19 in the Los Angeles Superior Court alleges that Beverly Hills fertility specialist, Hal Danzer, M.D., impregnated a woman with a stranger’s sperm rather than her husband’s sperm without the couple’s consent. The woman gave birth to twin girls but did not discover until this year that her husband had no biological relationship with them.