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In about 60 cases, the lawsuits demanded $100,000 or more from patients.

The private equity-backed practice has been known to demand more than $100,000 in charges or penalties. One patient is fighting back.

In about 60 cases, the lawsuits demanded $100,000 or more from patients. Some patients were found liable for tens of thousands of dollars in interest charges or wound up shackled with debt that could take a decade or more to shake.

A closer look at the rising number of lawsuits in New York

The private equity-backed practice has been known to demand more than $100,000 in charges or penalties. One patient is fighting back.

Seven months after Lahavah Wallace's weight loss operation, a New York bariatric surgery practice sued her, accusing her of "intentionally" failing to pay nearly $18,000 of her bill.

From January 2019 through 2022, the bariatric group has demanded nearly $19M to cover medical bills, interest charges and attorney's fees.

A private equity-backed New York bariatric surgery practice has filed hundreds of debt-collection lawsuits. One patient is fighting back.

As the 2021-2022 school year comes to an end, from our newest kindergarten students to our graduating seniors, we have so many things to be thankful for. When o

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