In Re Pacific Fertility Center Litigation
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 IN RE PACIFIC FERTILITY CENTER Case No. 18-cv-01586-JSC
LITIGATION
This Document Relates to: All Actions
ORDER RE: CHART'S MOTION TO
DISMISS
Re: Dkt. No. 547
12 These consolidated cases arise out of a March 2018 incident involving a cryopreservation tank storing Plaintiffs’ eggs and embryos. Chart Industries Inc., who manufactured the tank, is the sole remaining defendant in this action as the other defendants have all been compelled to arbitration. Following this Court’s order denying Plaintiffs’ motion for class certification, 133 class members filed individual actions, all of which have been consolidated under this lead case number. Chart has filed a motion to dismiss the 133 consolidated actions under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 8. (Dkt. No. 552.) Having considered the parties’ briefs, the Court concludes that oral argument is unnecessary, see N.D. Cal. Civ. L.R. 7-1(b), and DENIES the motion to dismiss.…