SURGICAL SCAM: A law firm allegedly pushed women to remove surgical mesh — not for their health, but because their cases would be worth 10–15x more.
Promised “free” surgeries.
Instead got:
• Massive surgical bills
• High-interest loans
• Hidden legal fees
• Worse outcomes
Their cases? Bundled and sold like subprime mortgages.
Then a rookie Arkansas lawyer stepped in. Five years later: $2.5M awarded to one woman.
https://www.newyorker.com/books/under-review/a-terrifying-scam-and-the-system-that-made-it-possible #press