Health Care & Hospital Law,
Civil Litigation
Jun. 14, 2021
After $15 million judgment, cryogenic tank maker faces more suits over loss of eggs and embryos
A federal jury in San Francisco found that Chart Industries was mostly responsible for the accident that caused the loss of eggs and embryos for five fertility center patients.
A nearly $15 million jury award to five fertility center patients who lost eggs and embryos when a cryogenic tank failed could lead to hundreds of millions of dollars in damages to others in identical lawsuits.
A federal jury in San Francisco found that Chart Industries, the tank manufacturer, was mostly responsible for the accident for ignoring defects in the equipment that it knew about and neglected to address.
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