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Lawsuit alleges fake spinal parts used by doctors and hospitals nationwide

By Karen Foshay

LOS ANGELES – Fifteen surgeons and 17 hospitals nationwide along with more than a dozen other people, are accused of participating in a counterfeit spinal-hardware ring that resulted in patients receiving non-FDA approved implants, according to a civil complaint obtained by America Tonight.

The document, which was filed in February in California on behalf of dozens of insurance companies, was unsealed Thursday and details a massive alleged health care fraud scheme and conspiracy involving the use and billing of fake surgical hardware to hospitals and doctors across the country.

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  1. My mother had a lumbar spinal fusion in October of 2008 by Dr. Jaswinder Grover and is very sick the rod is broken screws are loosecand she has a malignant brain tumor im worried she will die if she dont get help please help its a life or death situation

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