Judge Dismisses Millions in Liens Filed by Provider Convicted of Fraud

A judge has dismissed liens with a total claimed value of about $18.1 million that were filed by a former provider who was convicted of fraud in 2016 and suspended from the California workers’ compensation system, according to the Department of Industrial Relations. Michael E. Barri, a former chiropractor from San Clemente, had spent several years trying to fight his suspension in court and collect on the liens that he filed in 944 workers’ comp cases. Judge Alan Skelly issued the order, bringing an end to what the DIR called “one of the earliest cases aimed at combating fr...