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The lawyers at Fertility Law Group represent patients in high-profile cases across the country. These cases involve wrong embryos, wrong sperm, mass laboratory failures, and other tragedies that make national and international headlines. Links to our latest cases are below:

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Fertility Law Group Represents Victims of Sperm Mix-Up in Jacksonville, Florida

ABC News: Fertility Law Group Files Lawsuit for Florida Couple Impregnated With the Wrong Sperm

ABC News, September 2026

NBC Nightly News: Fertility Law Group Sues Jacksonville Clinic After IVF Results in a Different Biological Father

NBC News, September 2026

News4JAX: Fertility Law Group Announces Wrong-Sperm Lawsuit Against Jacksonville Fertility Clinic

News4JAX (WJXT Jacksonville), September 2026

New York Post: Fertility Law Group Files Suit Against Brown Fertility for Using Another Man’s Sperm

New York Post, September 2026

Law360: Fertility Law Group Brings Claims for Couple After Clinic Used a Stranger’s Sperm

Law360, September 2026

CBS News: Fertility Law Group Takes On Clinic After DNA Test Reveals Baby Has the Wrong Biological Father

CBS News, September 2026

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Fertility Law Group Represents the Biological Parents of Baby Shea in the Orlando Embryo Mix-Up Case

TMZ - Lawyer for Biological Parents in IVF Mix-Up Warns Families About IVF Risks

NBC News - Florida Couple in IVF Mix-Up Will Keep Baby Who Isn't Genetically Theirs

NBC News, June 2026

Inside Edition - Woman Gives Birth To Baby Not Biologically Hers In IVF Embryo Mix-Up

Inside Edition, June 2026

People Magazine - Biological Parents in IVF Embryo Mixup Seeking Answers After Lives Were 'Turned Upside Down' (Exclusive)

People Magazine, June 2026

FOX 35 Orlando - Custody Agreement Reached After Fertility Clinic Embryo Error

FOX 35 Orlando, June 2026

News 6 Orlando - Custody Agreement Reached for Florida Baby at Center of IVF Mix-Up

ClickOrlando, June 2026

NBC News - Biological Parents Made 'Heartbreaking Decision' Not to Fight for Custody, Attorney Says

NBC News, June 2026

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Fertility Law Group Files Lawsuit on Behalf of 134 Orange County Families Whose Embryos Were Moved Without Consent

Los Angeles Times - Couples sue Orange County fertility doctor over embryos transported without consent

Los Angeles Times, March 2026

People Magazine - At Least 26 Patients Sue California Fertility Doctor, Alleging Their Embryos Are Being Held “Hostage”

People Magazine, March 2026

KTLA 5 Los Angeles - Couples sue Orange County fertility doctor after embryos allegedly moved without consent

KTLA 5 Los Angeles, March 2026

FOX 11 Los Angeles - Dozens sue OC fertility doctor alleging embryos were secretly relocated

FOX 11 Los Angeles, March 2026

CBS News Los Angeles - 26 couples file lawsuit against Southern California fertility doctor over embryos

CBS News Los Angeles, March 2026

ABC7 Los Angeles - Couples sue Orange County fertility specialist Dr. Brian David Acacio claiming embryos were moved without consent

ABC7 Los Angeles, March 2026

Orange County Register - Couples sue Laguna Niguel fertility doctor over embryos moved without consent

Orange County Register, March 2026

Law & Crime - 26 families sue fertility doctor who allegedly “rounded up” embryos and held them hostage

Law & Crime, March 2026

Hoodline - OC Fertility Doctor Accused of Holding Embryos 'Hostage' as 26 Couples Sue

Hoodline, March 2026

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Fertility Law Group Files Lawsuit on Behalf of 75 Houston Families Whose Embryos Were Destroyed in a Clinic Lab Failure

ABC13 Houston - Five Couples File Class Action After Embryos Destroyed at Aspire Fertility Institute

ABC13 Houston, September 2024

KHOU 11 Houston - Fertility Clinic Sued for Allegedly Using Damaged and Dead Embryos During Treatment

KHOU 11 Houston, September 2024

Houston Chronicle - Houston Clinic Transferred Damaged Embryos, Lawsuit Says

Houston Chronicle, September 2024

FOX 26 Houston - Houston Fertility Clinic Sued Over Damaged Embryo Transfers

FOX 26 Houston, September 2024

KPRC 2 Houston - 5 Families Sue Houston Fertility Clinic for 'Knowingly' Implanting Dead or Damaged Embryos

KPRC 2 / Click2Houston, September 2024

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Publications & Speaking Engagements

Rob Marcereau Interviewed On The Justice Team Network Podcast with Bob Simon

Rob Marcereau - Justice Team Network

Our Laws Must Catch Up with the Rise in Fertility Clinic Misconduct

Rob Marcereau & Benjamin Ikuta - Daily Journal

IVF Mix Up - How to Handle Wrongful Fertilization Cases

Ikuta/Marcereau - The Gavel Magazine, Fall 2022

Opposing the Inevitable Motion for Summary Judgment in Your Medical Malpractice Case

Benjamin Ikuta – The Gavel Magazine, Volume 22, #2, Spring 2019

Failing to follow proper filing for punitive damages under Section 425.13 can be harsh and unforgiving

Benjamin Ikuta - Los Angeles Daily Journal, April 26, 2022

Disarming "Nuclear Verdicts"

Benjamin Ikuta and Greyson Goody - The Gavel Magazine, Winter 2022

Patients Cannot Consent to Medical Malpractice: Keep Consent Forms Out of Evidence

Benjamin Ikuta – The Gavel Magazine, Volume 24, #1, Winter 2021

Ruling will help to Safeguard a Fair Arbitration Process

Benjamin Ikuta – Los Angeles Daily Journal, May 14, 2021

Keeping Your Expert’s Testimony in Despite Sargon

Benjamin Ikuta and Michelle Hemesath – The Gavel Magazine, Fall 2021

MICRA cap covers unsupervised conduct leading to child's death?

Benjamin Ikuta - Los Angeles Daily Journal, February 22, 2022

MICRA Magnifies Problems with the California Medical Board

Benjamin Ikuta – Los Angeles Daily Journal, July 30, 2021

Proving Ostensible Agency Against a Hospital for Physician Malpractice Following Wicks

Benjamin Ikuta – Consumer Attorneys of California Forum, Volume 51, Number 3, Spring 2021

Trying your case during the COVID-19 pandemic

Benjamin Ikuta and Jason Argos – Advocate: Journal of Consumer Attorneys Associations for Southern California, January 2021

Arbitration in Medical Malpractice Cases

Benjamin Ikuta - CAALA Las Vegas Seminar, September 2, 2022

Medical Malpractice Podcast

Benjamin Ikuta, Michelle Hemesath, and Jennifer Johnson - Justice Team Podcast, June 2, 2022

Everything you Need to Know about the Change in MICRA

Michelle Hemesath and Benjamin Ikuta - JusticeHQ, May 26, 2022

The Power of the Pen: MILS, MSJS, & Other Motions

Benjamin Ikuta - CAOC/CAOIE/OCTLA Palm Springs Seminar, May 20, 2022

Post Kaiser Arbitration Cost Recovery - is it Available?

Benjamin Ikuta - Consumer Attorneys of California Kaiser Seminar, April 5, 2022

Trials in the Time of COVID: Tips and Insights for Trying Cases in Today's "New Normal"

Michelle Hemesath and Benjamin Ikuta - South Bay Bar Association, October 14, 2021

Tips for Modern Law Firm Management During COVID - Don’t Be Scared!

Benjamin Ikuta (moderator) - CAOC/CAOIE/OCTLA Palm Springs Seminar, April 30, 2021

Interviewed in LA Times Article: Are vaccination requirements legal?

Kristina Davis - Los Angeles Times

Using Sanchez to Your Advantage

Michelle Hemesath - Advocate: Journal of Consumer Attorneys Associations for Southern California, January 2022