Chapter 9 - THE CLINIC LAWSUIT
Michael and I jointly pursued claims connected to the fertility procedure.
Strange.
Divorced spouses on the same side of a lawsuit about their daughter’s conception.
Our attorneys sorted legal standing.
Consent.
Negligence.
Medical battery theories where applicable.
Fraudulent concealment.
Statute limitations.
Records.
Insurance.
Dr. Parker’s former practice entity still existed for winding-down liabilities.
Professional insurance coverage had complex limits.
We did not receive some fantasy $100 million verdict.
Settlement took years.
The key findings were documented:
Michael’s specimen had not been completely unusable.
No signed donor consent existed from either intended parent.
Thomas’s research sample had been used.
Thomas had signed no direct reproductive donation specific to my cycle.
Margaret had encouraged use of family genetic material but did not perform the medical substitution.
Dr. Parker authorized the substitution.
Lab staff complied despite missing recipient consent.
Thomas learned afterward and remained silent.
The clinic was primarily responsible for the unauthorized medical act.
Our family members were responsible for concealment and the circumstances they created.
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Every role separated.
That mattered to me more than one giant villain.
