Prosecutors Refile Charges in Frontline Medical Fraud Case

The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office has refiled charges against 12 defendants accused of participating in a $150 million workers’ compensation insurance fraud scheme allegedly masterminded by Dr. Munir Uwaydah. The District Attorney's Office said it dismissed its previous case and refiled charges to simplify a complicated case. But defense attorneys say the district attorney's office is just trying to avoid a hearing that had been scheduled for Friday to explore whether the prosecutors tainted the case by reviewing documents protected by attorney-cli...