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Georgia Supreme Court Allows Lawsuit Against Sperm Bank to Proceed

A couple who accused a sperm bank of misrepresenting its process for screening donors and providing incorrect medical and educational history of the donor they selected can proceed with a lawsuit against the sperm bank, Georgia’s highest court ruled Monday. …

Georgia Fines Company Behind Deadly Leak at Sperm Bank $302K

A deadly February 2017 industrial gas leak at a sperm bank in Augusta, Ga. was caused by the over-pressurization of a bulk storage tank, according to findings from an investigation by state inspectors released Thursday by Insurance and Safety Fire …

Liquid Nitrogen Leak at Georgia Sperm Bank Kills Responding Deputy

A Georgia sperm bank has been cited two days after a sheriff’s deputy died from inhaling liquid nitrogen while trying to save an employee. News outlets report that the Georgia Department of Insurance issued a cease and desist order Tuesday …

Atlanta Judge Dismisses Sperm Donor Misrepresentation Suit

A judge in Atlanta has tossed out a lawsuit accusing a sperm bank and sperm donor of misrepresenting the medical and social history of the donor. Angela Collins and Margaret Elizabeth Hanson, who live in Canada, filed the lawsuit in …

Georgia Sperm Bank Responds to ‘Baseless’ Donor Misrepresentation Lawsuit

A Georgia-based sperm bank said in a court filing this week that a lawsuit accusing it of misrepresenting the medical and social history of a sperm donor is baseless. Xytex Corp. responded to the lawsuit filed in Fulton County Superior …

Parents Sue Georgia Sperm Bank, Claiming It Misrepresented Donor

He was good on paper: Eloquent, mature, healthy and smart to boot. That’s why Angela Collins and Margaret Elizabeth Hanson say they chose Donor 9623 to be the biological father of their child. Then last June, almost seven years after …