These lawsuits join others filed in California state court, where a judge in October 2024 declined to dismiss cases brought by additional couples. In those filings, CooperSurgical has denied liability, asserting 23 affirmative defenses, including claims of comparative negligence and the “learned intermediary doctrine.”
Calls for Accountability
Lanier and Yarboro’s legal team includes attorneys from Koskoff Koskoff & Bieder PC and Girard Sharp LLP, who argue that CooperSurgical failed to uphold its responsibility to safeguard a critical aspect of their clients’ reproductive health.
CooperSurgical is represented by Leslie P. King of Carlton Fields PA but has not yet commented on the latest lawsuit.
As the litigation grows, the stakes for CooperSurgical continue to rise, with plaintiffs across the country seeking justice for what they call an avoidable loss of embryos.
