More than 500 Women Sue Chesapeake Regional for Alleged Role in Former Doctor's Unnecessary Surgeries

510 women suing Virginia hospital over unnecessary surgeries

Hundreds of women sued Chesapeake Regional Medical Center (CRMC) on Monday, alleging the health system "enabled" former physician Javaid Perwaiz to perform unnecessary surgeries on them.

More than 500 women sue CRMC, executives over unnecessary surgeries

Hundreds of women sued Chesapeake Regional Medical Center (CRMC) on Monday, alleging the health system "enabled" former physician Javaid Perwaiz to perform unnecessary surgeries on them.

More than 500 women sue Chesapeake Regional for alleged role in former doctor's unnecessary surgeries

"This case is perhaps the single largest case involving civil rights violations of humans in our lifetime," one attorney said.

Hundreds sue Chesapeake Regional Medical Center, executives over unnecessary surgeries

More than 500 women claim that for nearly a decade Javaid Perwaiz performed medically unjustified operations, including unnecessary C-sections and sterilizations without consent.

Hundreds sue Virginia hospital and executives over unneeded surgeries

More than 500 women sued a Virginia health system and its senior executives on Monday for negligence, claiming that for nearly a decade one doctor performed medically unjustified operations, including unnecessary C-sections and sterilizations without consent.