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Civil Litigation

Mar. 26, 2025

Venture capital's role in IVF clinics under fire in lawsuits

Two lawsuits against Spring Fertility allege negligence and embryo loss, pointing to alleged private equity pressures from Wildcat Capital Management and claiming profit was a priority over patient care.

Venture capital's role in IVF clinics under fire in lawsuits
Adam Polk of Girard Sharp

Two lawsuits filed against a fertility clinic over alleged negligence and mishandling of embryos have taken aim at the trend of private equity involvement in fertility clinics, saying many of them are funded by "venture capitalists trying to make a quick buck."

The company, with five clinics in the Bay Area, denied the allegations.

The complaints filed against Spring Fertility in San Francisco concern alleged incidents that happened weeks apart and claim the cli...

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