An earlier legal action alleged that John Boyd Coates III used his own sperm to impregnate a woman, despite telling her that the donor was an unnamed medical student. A judgment has since been entered in that case against the now-retired doctor for $2.2 million.
In an earlier case, Judge William K. Sessions III ruled last summer that now-retired Dr. John Boyd Coates III must pay $2.2 million to a woman who accused him of using his own sperm to impregnate her under false pretenses. Lawyers in that case say they are still working to collect.