Infertility

UC-Irvine Settles Lawsuits; Clinic Physicians Investigated

Published in Women's Health Weekly, July 28th, 1997

University of California regents agreed to pay at least $14 million dollars to settle most lawsuits filed by patients of a university fertility clinic accused of stealing women's eggs and embryos.

In a closed meeting, the UC Board of Regents approved the latest settlement, said university spokesman Rick Malaspina.

The settlement means the bulk of the 102 cases against the now-defunct Center for Reproductive Health at UC-Irvine have been settled, said plaintiffs' attorney Melanie Blum. The settlement of $8 million approved would be awarded to more than 25 couples, Blum said.

Specific amounts awarded to each couple were not...

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Source: Women's Health Weekly (1997-07-28)

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