You might have thought that news of bad behavior in California’s workers’ comp system was hitting bottom.
After all, could it get worse? Allegations of legislators taking money to help charlatans who profited off of the backs of injured workers (literally). Scads of doctors alleged to have taken kickbacks for prescribing questionable compound medicines one of which allegedly killed a baby.
It appears that law enforcement authorities are now focusing on relationships between some applicant attorney firms and medical groups.
In Southern California the Riverside County DA has executed a search warrant against a workers’ comp firm, California Injury Lawyers (CIL). Apparently this is a result of a long investigation into suspected workers’ comp fraud, targeting operations allegedly connected to an individual named Peyman Heidary who is said to have a financial interest in as many as nine medical clinics in the Los Angeles area.
The details of the alleged bad behavior or fraud is unclear, and it must be noted that any allegations are currently just that, allegations.
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