Court Upholds Arbitration Award for Doctor on Breach of Contract Claim

A California appellate court last week upheld a doctor’s $113,400 arbitration award against a workers’ compensation management service provider for breaching the terms of a contract. The case was Med-Legal Associates v. Fishman. In 2008, Dr. Bruce E. Fishman entered into a relationship with Green Lien Collections, a company that provided billing, collection and enforcement services to medical providers in the workers' compensation field. The company was owned by Patrick Nazemi, who in 2011 formed Med-Legal Associates. In 2012, Fishman contracted with MLA t...