Amazon Settles $15M Defamation Suit by Georgia Doctor
Amazon has agreed to settle a defamation lawsuit filed by Dr. Mahendra Amin, a Georgia gynecologist accused of performing unnecessary hysterectomies on women at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Irwin County. The settlement, reached out of court in August 2025, ends a case where Amin sought $15 million over false claims spread by a podcast on Amazon’s Wondery network. Background of the Allegations The story began in 2020…










