State Fund Ordered to Pay Attorney Fees of $4.4M in Accident Help Line Case

A federal judge who dismissed California State Compensation Insurance Fund’s civil racketeering complaint against the Accident Help Line clinics ordered the carrier to pay $4.4 million in attorney fees to the clinic's owner. However, State Fund is appealing the dismissal of the case, and a previous order from the U.S. District Court for Central California notes the carrier can challenge the fee and cost award as part of its pending appeal. The court in March dismissed State Fund’s 2012 civil Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act complaint against Dr. Alexa...