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In a landmark case dubbed the largest medical exploitation lawsuit in U.S. history, nearly 1,050 plaintiffs—including three harmed infants—are fighting Chesapeake Regional Medical Center over decades of alleged fraud, with attorneys demanding internal 1996 documents and billing emails tied to Dr. Perwaiz’s misconduct. Just days after the DOJ tentatively settled for $12.8 million over Medicare/Medicaid fraud, a judge partially blocked discovery but allowed pursuit of sovereign immunity claims, as the hospital, run by city officials, seeks to limit scrutiny. With Dr. Perwaiz already serving a 59-year federal sentence for hundreds of unnecessary surgeries, the case pits profit-driven care against patient safety—and the court’s next ruling could reshape how government-run hospitals are held accountable.

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