Pearlman Worked to Improve System, Died in Controversy

Dr. Gerald Pearlman, the founder of several specialty workers' compensation businesses and who last month accused a former business partner of overcharging insurers, died Saturday. He was 68.Professional associates said Pearlman worked throughout his career to improve California's workers' compensation system.His constant attention to the system put him at the center of controversy on March 30, when he sent a letter to "at least a dozen" insurance carriers notifying them that many drug-testing firms, including his former business partner, were billing beyond the fee schedule and fo...