Judge: No new Defendants in SCIF Fraud Case

State Compensation Insurance Fund can amend its fraud complaint to name as defendants 15 providers already brought into the case through a third-party complaint filed by Michael D. Drobot, but not 14 additional people it alleges are similarly situated, a Southern California judge ruled last week. U.S. District Court Judge Andrew Guilford granted part of State Fund's motion to amend, extending all deadlines by nine months. That will push back the trial from Aug. 11 to Feb. 9, 2016. Guilford said in his July 8 order that allowing State Fund to bring new defendants into the case would requi...