Patients Awarded $15M After Fertility Clinic Accident Destroys Eggs, Embryos

June 16, 2021

(The Hill) – A California jury has awarded nearly $15 million to five patients of a San Francisco fertility center who lost eggs and embryos due to a storage tank failure.  In March 2018, a cryopreservation tank failed at Pacific Fertility Center’s San Francisco, rendering thousands of eggs and embryos unviable. The facility said the tank lost liquid nitrogen due to a defect and was unable to maintain a safe temperature for the eggs and embryos inside.  (Read Full Article)