Legal Reader: Patients Sue California Firm Saying Discredited Fertility Test Stole Their Chance at Parenthood
Lawsuit accuses genetic test maker of misleading claims.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – A group of fertility patients has filed a federal class action lawsuit against Luminary Genetics (formerly NextGen Genetics), the company behind a test widely used during IVF treatment, alleging that the test is unreliable and may have ended their chances of having a child.
The lawsuit, filed Thursday in U.S. District Court, claims that the Silicon Valley-based firm aggressively marketed its genetic screening test as a proven, highly accurate way to select the best embryos during the IVF process. But, in reality, the suit says, the test doesn’t deliver what it promises—and the company knew it.