Florida couple sues fertility clinic after allegedly giving birth to someone else's baby.
A Florida couple is suing a fertility clinic after the woman gave birth to a child that was not biologically hers. The couple, Steven Mills and Tiffany Score, who are both white, had their embryos frozen at the Fertility Center of Orlando five years ago. However, when they discovered their newborn daughter appeared to be racially non-Caucasian, they ordered genetic testing, which proved she wasn't theirs.
The lawsuit claims that the clinic implanted the wrong embryo in Score's uterus and is seeking compensation for emotional distress, medical expenses, and the costs of genetic testing of every child born whose parents had embryos implanted at the clinic in the last five years. The couple wants the clinic to reunite their daughter with her biological parents and also pay for the genetic testing of all children born at the clinic during that time.
The clinic has agreed to do genetic testing, but there are concerns about privacy issues, according to one of its lawyers. Lawyers on both sides are working towards a quick settlement. This is not the first time the clinic has faced issues; Dr. Milton McNichol was fined $5,000 in May 2024 after a routine inspection found equipment that didn't meet performance standards and non-compliance with a risk management program.
The couple's lawsuit highlights the risks of fertility treatment gone wrong and the emotional toll it can take on families. They are seeking justice not only for themselves but also for other families who may have been affected by the clinic's alleged negligence.
A Florida couple is suing a fertility clinic after the woman gave birth to a child that was not biologically hers. The couple, Steven Mills and Tiffany Score, who are both white, had their embryos frozen at the Fertility Center of Orlando five years ago. However, when they discovered their newborn daughter appeared to be racially non-Caucasian, they ordered genetic testing, which proved she wasn't theirs.
The lawsuit claims that the clinic implanted the wrong embryo in Score's uterus and is seeking compensation for emotional distress, medical expenses, and the costs of genetic testing of every child born whose parents had embryos implanted at the clinic in the last five years. The couple wants the clinic to reunite their daughter with her biological parents and also pay for the genetic testing of all children born at the clinic during that time.
The clinic has agreed to do genetic testing, but there are concerns about privacy issues, according to one of its lawyers. Lawyers on both sides are working towards a quick settlement. This is not the first time the clinic has faced issues; Dr. Milton McNichol was fined $5,000 in May 2024 after a routine inspection found equipment that didn't meet performance standards and non-compliance with a risk management program.
The couple's lawsuit highlights the risks of fertility treatment gone wrong and the emotional toll it can take on families. They are seeking justice not only for themselves but also for other families who may have been affected by the clinic's alleged negligence.
This is crazy. I mean, what if this happens to someone you love? The thought of being reunited with your own kid after learning they're biologically from someone else is just... 
too much to handle. And now they're suing for all these other families who might've gone through the same thing. I feel bad for them, but at the same time, you gotta wonder what was going on behind those clinic doors 
. They need to take responsibility and make sure this never happens again 
this is like something out of a horror movie... I'm literally shaking thinking about how many families could be going through this and won't know what happened because they haven't spoken up yet... 
my heart goes out to Steven, Tiffany, and their daughter - they deserve so much more than what happened to them... 
a baby switched with another family is so messed up 
the fact that they're suing for emotional distress and medical expenses makes total sense 
my aunt went through IVF and she's always been super anxious about it, this could be a major wake-up call for fertility clinics everywhere 
gotta make sure these clinics are on their A-game to avoid anything like this happening again 
I mean, I've heard of mix-ups happening, but not in a way where the entire medical team might be responsible for switching out someone else's baby 
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Can you even believe this?! A fertility clinic is trying to sweep this under the rug? The fact that they're worried about privacy issues is just a cover-up, tbh. Like, what kind of "privacy" are we talking about here? Someone's child lives in your care and YOU implant the WRONG EMBRYO! 
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I feel so bad for this family, their experience is just heartbreaking 
. One minute they're expecting a child, the next they find out it's not theirs... can't imagine how traumatic that must be 
. The clinic needs to take full responsibility and make things right, this is a serious breach of trust 
. I'm all for them getting compensation, but what's more important is that the clinic gets its act together and makes sure this never happens again 
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And now the couple is suing for emotional distress, medical expenses, and getting their daughter reunited with her biological parents... that's just devastating 
Can we really trust them to get this right?! 
It's heartbreaking to think that a family can go through something so unimaginable and not know what's real about their child. The emotional toll of this situation is just devastating. I'm glad there are lawyers working on finding a quick settlement, but the couple's fight for justice isn't going away anytime soon. 