Chiros' Lawsuit against Travelers and Investigator Moving Forward

By Greg Jones, Western Bureau ChiefA federal judge said five California chiropractors accused of illegally practicing medicine can proceed with a civil action alleging Travelers Property and Casualty Co. engaged in malicious prosecution by persuading prosecutors to file criminal charges.However, Lawrence K. Karlton, senior judge for the U.S. District Court in Sacramento, on Nov. 1 granted Travelers’ motion for summary judgment dismissing the chiropractors’ substantive due-process claim.Richard J. Simons, the attorney representing four of the five chiropractors, said the judge&rsquo...