Grinberg: Time to Check Your Bills and Liens

Thursday, August 5, 2021 | 1

Readers might recall a blog post back from 2018 about Sam Solakyan, who was accused of a fairly large workers’ compensation fraud scheme involving several imaging facilities. 

Gregory Grinberg

Well, the Department of Justice announced last month that Solakyan was found guilty of conspiracy to commit honest services mail fraud and health care fraud, and 11 counts of honest services mail fraud.

Solakyan was accused of paying bribes and conducting cross-referrals for doctors who referred patients to his various facilities in California for imaging. Sentencing is set for Oct. 4, but, of course, everyone should certainly check their stack of liens and unpaid imaging bills.

Bills from San Diego MRI Institute (showing about 200 liens on EAMS) and Vital Imaging Inc. (showing about 13 liens on EAMS) should be looked at closely. 

Remember to take a good look at Labor Code Section 139.21 about exploring a dismissal of the lien or a basis to reject a bill, particularly in light of this conviction.

Gregory Grinberg is managing partner of Gale, Sutow & Associates’ S.F. Bay South office and a certified specialist in workers’ compensation law. This post is reprinted with permission from Grinberg’s WCDefenseCA blog.