$24M verdict against Seattle Stem Cell Center clinic in man’s death

by rss feed | Mar 2, 2026 | Dr. Tami Meraglia, News Feeds, Seattle Stem Cell Center, stem cell lawsuit

Several years ago, a stem cell clinic called Seattle Stem Cell Center caught my eye. The Washington State AG’s office filed a case against US Stemology, which appears to have owned the stem cell center. The AG prevailed, but there was another development. A...

FDA secures major win as SCOTUS lets stem cell clinic ruling stand

by rss feed | Oct 17, 2025 | adipose cells are drugs, Hank Greely, News Feeds, stem cell clinics, stem cell lawsuit

After years of legal battles, the FDA has secured what appears to be a decisive federal court victory in its effort to regulate one type of stem cell clinic. This ruling has implications for other clinics too. The U.S. Supreme Court just declined to review a key case...

FDA stem cell oversight at risk as clinics to ask SCOTUS to weigh in

by rss feed | Jan 10, 2025 | News Feeds, stem cell lawsuit, Supreme Court stem cells

The U.S. Supreme Court could soon have a historic opportunity to limit the scope of FDA stem cell oversight. A large stem cell clinic firm now says it plans to ask SCOTUS to review a case it recently lost on appeal to the FDA. If SCOTUS takes the case, the FDA could...

Georgia AG wins $5.1M judgment against stem cell clinic firm Superior Healthcare

by rss feed | Jan 9, 2025 | Brent Detelich, News Feeds, stem cell lawsuit, Steven Peyroux, Superior Healthcare

The Georgia Attorney General has aggressively pursued stem cell clinic firms including one called Superior Healthcare. There is some more good news from Georgia. The FTC is involved too. Superior Healthcare, et al must pay $5.1 million Georgia AG Chris Carr has won...

FDA wins big in key federal stem cell clinic court case

by rss feed | Sep 27, 2024 | FDA, News Feeds, stem cell lawsuit

I think the FDA has been holding its breath on one level for about two years. How freely could it regulate certain unproven fat cell therapies sold by more than a hundred clinics throughout the US? This authority hung in the balance. Now the agency just got a federal...

Lung Institute stem cell clinic loses class action suit, patients awarded $9M

by rss feed | Jul 2, 2024 | Lung Institute, News Feeds, stem cell lawsuit, Stemgenex

Remember the Lung Institute? Many patients raised red flags about their experiences there. It was also once known as the Lung Health Institute. More generally, patients who have been harmed by stem cell clinics have had to rely on other ways beyond the FDA to try to...