Litigation
Apr. 16, 2009
Surrogacy Agency Sued Over Funds
A class action has been filed in Alameda County Superior Court against the now-defunct company SurroGenesis, which allegedly stole millions of dollars paid to it by couples hoping to set up surrogate births.
Daily Journal Staff Writer SAN FRANCISCO - When Beth Mardones found out she couldn't give birth, she and her husband decided to try out a surrogate mother. The couple, who live in a Chicago suburb, saved for two years, they say. In 2007 they allegedly paid about $25,000 to the Modesto-based surrogacy agency SurroGenesis. By March, the Mardones had lost their money and there was no baby on the way, they allege. "That's when...
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