This is the property of the Daily Journal Corporation and fully protected by copyright. It is made available only to Daily Journal subscribers for personal or collaborative purposes and may not be distributed, reproduced, modified, stored or transferred without written permission. Please click "Reprint" to order presentation-ready copies to distribute to clients or use in commercial marketing materials or for permission to post on a website. and copyright (showing year of publication) at the bottom.
Subscribe to the Daily Journal for access to Daily Appellate Reports, Verdicts, Judicial Profiles and more...

Litigation & Arbitration,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals

Nov. 30, 2022

Appellate ruling for the ages: widow, mistress, sperm bank, twins

“In all my years of handling appeals, I’ve never seen a stranger story than this one,” said Myron Moskovitz, who represented widow Kathy Pesic in Pesic v. Zouves Fertility Center.

Appellate ruling for the ages: widow, mistress, sperm bank, twins
6th District Court of Appeal Justice Charles E. Wilson

A grieving widow, a secret mistress, a sperm bank, and twins conceived after the death of their father have led to an appellate ruling for the ages.

“In all my years of handling appeals, I’ve never seen a stranger story than this one,” said Myron Moskovitz, who represented widow Kathy Pesic in Pesic v. Zouves Fertility Center, H047915 (Cal. App. 6th, filed Feb. 18, 2020).

But Moskovitz said the court’s 43-page or...

To continue reading, please subscribe.
For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
Receive unlimited article access and full access to our archives,
Daily Appellate Report, award winning columns, and our
Verdicts and Settlements.
Or
$795 for an entire year!

Or access this article for $45
(Purchase provides 7-day access to this article. Printing, posting or downloading is not allowed.)

Already a subscriber?

Enewsletter Sign-up