Marissa Calhoun: “This is our worst nightmare. Our hearts are broken and we feel so betrayed. As someone who suffers from severe endometriosis, I’m reliant on IVF to make my dreams of becoming a mother a reality.”
.@adambwolf, partner at Peiffer Wolf,: “What makes this case so outrageous is that RPMG not only failed to label Marissa and Stephen’s embryos, but then threw away those unlabeled embryos without any thought or concern. This is no way to treat any patient.”
'"The vast, vast supermajority of mistakes in fertility clinics, the public doesn't even know about,' said @AdamBWolf, a prominent attorney for fertility plaintiffs, including those in the San Francisco case."
#ivf#fertility#fertilityjourney
Errors and accidents often go unreported in the burgeoning fertility industry, which is largely self-policed and not mandated to notify even patients of mistakes. https://t.co/hpScEOE65M
"'Ovation Fertility’s failings resulted in a needless tragedy for likely dozens of would-be parents,' attorney @adambwolf, who is representing these two couples, told McClatchy News on April 24."
"Dozens of embryos are thought to have been affected, and more patients plan lawsuits,@adambwolf, an attorney for two of the couples who filed complaints in Orange County, Calif., told The Washington Post."
A California fertility clinic transferred ruined embryos into multiple patients, failing to realize that the embryos had been compromised and could not result in pregnancy, a set of lawsuits alleged this month. https://t.co/fNf2KYca21
“‘Financial advisors are not going to go extinct,’ @Joe_Peiffer, president of PIABA and founding partner of the law firm @PeifferWolf, said in a written statement.”
“The final rule, which takes effect September 23, updates the definition of an investment advice fiduciary under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act and the Internal Revenue Code.”
#fiduciary#ERISA
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“When proposed last year, it drew objections from trade associations for the brokerages and other institutions in the securities industry, who argued it would increase regulatory and compliance costs.”
Many people don’t realize that the rules financial professionals must follow vary. The Biden administration announced rules that will now require them to adhere to the highest standards when providing financial advice about your retirement money. https://t.co/3zCp9mwic1
“He said he has represented thousands of investors who have received poor advice, including from insurance salespeople who call themselves financial advisers when selling indexed annuity products and universal life policies — often with ‘disastrous’ results.”
“I Starting Sept. 23, investment professionals who offer services as trusted advisers will be required to act as fiduciaries — that is, they’d be held to the highest standard, across the investment landscape […]”
#investment#fiduciaries
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“That should go a long way in helping retirees who land in their offices, said @Joe_Peiffer , a founding partner of @PeifferWolf, a law firm in New Orleans.”
“The complaints, filed by attorneys @adambwolf and Melisa Rosadini-Knott, accuse the company of negligence in its hiring and supervision, fraud and concealment, and medical battery in addition to a number of other charges.”
#ivf#ovationfertility
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“‘The issue concerns a preventable tragedy at Ovation that destroyed not only my clients' embryos but dozens of other would-be parents,’ @adambwolf said in a news conference.”
#ivf#fertility#lawsuit#ovationfertility
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“‘That hydrogen peroxide killed all of the embryos that were placed in the incubator during that period of time. These dead embryos were then transferred to Ovation's customers,’ attorney @adambwolf said.”
Two Orange County couples are suing a Newport Beach fertility clinic for an alleged lab error that ended up destroying their embryos. https://t.co/GTutI5lXHc
“@adambwolf's firm [@PeifferWolf] specializes in IVF and fertility clinic misconduct — everything from the transfer of embryos to the wrong person to doctors using their own sperm to fertilize embryos. For years, he has been calling for better regulation and more oversight […]”
The anonymous, nearly identical complaints for negligence, fraud and medical battery accuse Ovation Fertility of using hydrogen peroxide to clean its incubator, which killed dozens of embryos. @hillelaron https://t.co/o4AZ0OXkaO
“‘The issue concerns a preventable tragedy at Ovation that destroyed not only my clients' embryos but dozens of other would-be parents,’ @adambwolf said in a news conference.”
#ivf#fertility#ovationfertility#lawsuit