A high-stakes defamation trial is set to begin in the 'uterus collector' lawsuit against MSNBC.

After CNN's high-profile defamation loss, focus turns to MSNBC's upcoming trial in the $30 million "uterus collector" lawsuit. The defendants, Rachel Maddow, Nicolle Wallace, and Chris Hayes, made "verifiably false" statements that a Georgia doctor performed unnecessary hysterectomies at an ICE center.

A trial is set to commence on April 22 in Waycross, Georgia.

In 2020, a nurse at the Irwin County Detention Center accused obstetrician gynecologist Dr. Mahendra Amin of performing unnecessary hysterectomies on women detained there.

Despite initial skepticism from NBC's standards department, the network published an article on September 15, 2020, and MSNBC followed with a series of on-air reports, often referring to the doctor as the "uterus collector."

However, the whistleblower’s claims were never proven to be true.

NBCUniversal was accused of falsely portraying Dr. Amin as an abusive, unethical, and dishonest physician who mistreated immigrant women without their consent and prioritized profit over quality healthcare.

A jury could reasonably find actual malice, as ruled by Judge Lisa Godbey Wood of the Southern District of Georgia.

Last year, Judge Wood wrote a 108-page summary stating that NBC investigated the whistleblower letter's accusations but the investigation did not corroborate them and even undermined some. Despite this, NBC republished the letter's accusations.

Amin claims that "Deadline: White House," "All in with Chris Hayes," and "The Rachel Maddow Show" published six, seven, and 10 false and defamatory statements, respectively, with actual malice, causing him significant damage.

The upcoming trial may have witnesses such as Maddow, Hayes, Wallace, NBC News reporters Soboroff and Ainsley, MSNBC producer Horgan, senior director of stands and practices Lockhart, deputy head of standards Scholl, and others.

Weeks before the 2020 presidential election, during the peak of the COVID pandemic, the center of the lawsuit was reported on MSNBC, which was hostile to President Trump.

The plaintiff alleges that Wallace made "defamatory statements" on "Deadline: White House" when she was the first MSNBC host to discuss the story on-air.

An alarming new whistleblower complaint has been made, accusing an ICE detention center in Georgia of performing questionable hysterectomies on high numbers of female detainees while they were in ICE custody, as stated by Wallace.

Wallace announced on his show that unwanted hysterectomies were being circulated on social media for several days. However, new reporting has confirmed the story. He then invited Ainsley, an NBC News reporter, to discuss the issue.

Ainsley stated that their new reporting is based on interviews with four lawyers who represented clients in the facility over the past three years. These lawyers were able to provide valuable insights into the story and explain why whistleblower Dawn Wooten heard what she did. The lawyers shared that they knew of women who were afraid to visit the doctor and identified him as the source of their fears.

"She continued, "His name is Mahendra Amin. Some claimed that these women were taken from the facility to his practice and returned with bruises, that he was excessively harsh, and they labeled him abusive. There were women who were told they needed a hysterectomy because they had cancer.""

The whistleblower was asked in an interview why she referred to Amin as the "uterus collector," and Ainsley described the allegations as "alarming." MSNBC's "Deadline: White House" then played portions of the interview.

During the MSNBC interview, Wooten stated that the detainees referred to the physician as such.

Wallace remarked that the situation sounded "incredibly unsettling" and implied it was "merely the beginning."

The same night, Wooten was interviewed on MSNBC's "All In With Chris Hayes," where he stated that several detained immigrant women had complained about receiving unwanted hysterectomies from the "uterus collector."

According to Hayes, a lawyer informed NBC News that two of his clients underwent hysterectomies at the facility, which they believe were unnecessary. Additionally, Hayes stated that another lawyer told NBC News that as many as 15 immigrant women received full or partial hysterectomies or other procedures without any medical indication.

The whistleblower claims were amplified on "The Rachel Maddow Show," when MSNBC's biggest star covered the story.

The claim is that this is a federal facility, and they have been sending immigrant women to a doctor who has removed their reproductive organs without their consent, according to Maddow.

According to court documents, Amin carried out only two hysterectomies on women held at the facility, both of which were medically necessary, and the patients were fully informed and gave their consent to the procedures.

The lawsuit claims that MSNBC and its staff breached journalistic integrity by publishing false and defamatory broadcasts without proper care or caution.

The lawsuit claims that Maddow initially expressed doubts about reporting on the allegations, stating that there was a lot of "jumping to conclusions around the complaint," but ultimately decided to cover it.

ICE has stated that it will investigate any accusations made against it, but it denies the claim that detainees are used for experimental medical procedures.

Amin, who has been deposed for the lawsuit, also included a statement from Maddow, in which she vigorously denied the whistleblower's claims.

MSNBC featured more segments about the "uterus collector" in later programs. On September 17, Hayes displayed a photo of Amin on his show. Amin's legal team argued that he was not easily recognizable before the broadcasts because he was not a well-known figure.

The Senate investigated whistleblower claims but did not confirm the accusations. Amin demanded NBC retract false and defamatory statements from MSNBC broadcasts, but his request was not successful.

Judge Wood has ruled that multiple statements were proven false, stating that "undisputed evidence has established" that "there were no mass hysterectomies or high numbers of hysterectomies at the facility," "Dr. Amin performed only two hysterectomies on female detainees from the ICDC," and the doctor is not a "uterus collector."

Last year, the judge ruled that the Court must evaluate each statement in a broadcast or social media post in the context of the entire post to determine how it is perceived by the average viewer.

The court determined that MSNBC cannot attribute the inaccurate information to the whistleblower.

The judge ruled that the September 15, 2020 episodes of ‘Deadline: White House,’ ‘All In With Chris Hayes,’ and ‘The Rachel Maddow Show’ accuse Plaintiff of performing mass hysterectomies on detainee women, even though NBC did not make these accusations directly but only republished the whistleblower letter's allegations.

"Judge Wood stated that charges based solely on hearsay do not relieve the defendant of liability, as they are equivalent to direct charges in law."

According to the lawsuit, Amin, who is an immigrant himself, completed medical school in India after growing up in poverty and living in homes with dirt floors.

The lawsuit states that Amin recalls his humble origins and the significance of someone making sacrifices to improve the future of others. As a result, he has spent nearly his entire medical career serving underserved areas.

MSNBC did not immediately respond to a request for comment.