Egg-Sharing RICO And Antitrust Violations Claims Dismissed As “Quite Far-Fetched”

In Options National Fertility Registry et al. v. American Society for Reproductive Medicine et al., Northern District Court of California Judge Jeremy Fogel dismissed for the third time a proposed class action brought by an organization representing human egg donors who say the American Society for Reproductive Medicine and the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology engaged in “egg-sharing” without donor consent. In their second amended complaint, plaintiffs accused defendants of racketeering, saying they violated its and the donors’ rights and property interests and committed antitrust violations, driving the plaintiff out of business and forcing it to file for bankruptcy as a result of defendants’ slanderous statements. In dismissing plaintiffs’ complaint with prejudice, the court held that “Options’ RICO and antitrust claims are utterly lacking and indeed appear to be quite far-fetched.”

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