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UCI Egg Theft Case Developments

By Kim Krawiec

From The California Bar Journal:

Egg donations

Award: $4,230,000

Doctors at UCI Center for Reproductive Health were found to have engaged in the misappropriation and nonconsensual transfer of donor eggs, several of which resulted in live births (Beasley v. Regents of the University of California, Orange County Superior Court, Plaintiff attorney: Daniel M. Hodes).

(HT: Egg Donor & Surrogacy Law Blog)

OC Register story here:

So far, 157 cases have been settled for roughly $27.7 million. Three more cases are pending.

The most recent settlements range from $45,000 to $675,000. 

 And some background here, especially beginning at fn. 125.

Full post as published by The Faculty Lounge on September 20, 2009 (boomark / email).