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Cordlife customers push for legal action

At least two groups of customers are seeking advice over class-action lawsuits after more than 7,000 cord-blood units found to be damaged or at risk of being adversely affected

Megan Cheah

Megan Cheah

Published Wed, Apr 24, 2024 · 11:52 AM
    • Though lapses in tank temperature warrant compensation, a class action-type suit may be difficult to mount in Singapore due to it being logistically complex to organise.
    • Though lapses in tank temperature warrant compensation, a class action-type suit may be difficult to mount in Singapore due to it being logistically complex to organise. PHOTO: BT FILE

    SEEKING compensation for their non-viable cord blood, some Cordlife Group customers have banded together to sue the beleaguered cord-blood bank, with at least two legal actions under way.

    The Business Times understands that these groups are mulling over class action-type suits and are seeking legal opinion from various law firms.

    One group currently has around 80 customers, and will be speaking to a law firm on Wednesday (Apr 24) evening, according to Shanta Sundarason, a parent who had banked her youngest child’s cord blood with Cordlife since 2003.

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