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Former Cleveland Browns wide receiver David Bell has filed a lawsuit seeking more than $300 million in damages from surgeon Dr. William Meyers, Jefferson Health, and 14 other parties.
The complaint, filed in Philadelphia, alleges that an unnecessary sports hernia repair nearly killed Bell and ended his NFL career at age 24.
The dispute traces back to Week 2 of the 2024 season, when Bell sustained a hip injury.
According to the lawsuit, medical providers used misleading scan results to convince him that he required core muscle surgery, a procedure commonly known as a sports hernia repair.
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