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UCI settles a dozen fertility fraud suits

By Richard Binder

The UC Board of Regents has quietly settled a dozen lawsuits stemming from fertility fraud uncovered nearly 15 years ago. In all, the University of California has paid out more than $24 million for 137 separate incidents in which eggs or embryos were either unaccounted for or given to other women without consent. Three cases are still pending.

The two doctors at the center of the malpractice, Ricardo Asch and Jose Balmaceda, fled the country and continue to evade criminal prosecution, leaving the university to deal with the civil lawsuits that followed.

UC Irvine, in a statement, said, it is "honoring its commitment to treat each claim fairly and on its merits." Officials declined to comment further until the remaining claims are resolved.

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Full post as published by Legal Pad | LA on September 11, 2009 (boomark / email).