Chiropractors’ Malicious Prosecution Case Heading to Trial

A jury trial will begin in October in a civil complaint charging Travelers Property and Casualty Co. of America and former investigator William Reynolds with malicious prosecution for allegedly persuading a prosecutor to charge five chiropractors with insurance fraud and illegal practice of medicine for procedures the carrier knew were within their scope of practice. The chiropractors say Travelers and Reynolds didn’t want to pay for manipulation under anesthesia, so they convinced San Joaquin County Deputy District Attorney James C. Weydert to charge them with fraud and illegal practic...