Chiropractor Can't Sue CIGA, TPA for Defamatory Statement Accidentally Made in Letters

A California appellate court upheld the dismissal of a chiropractor’s defamation claim against the California Insurance Guarantee Association and its claims administrator for mistakenly identifying him as having been indicted on fraud charges in a series of communications among parties. An injured worker filed a workers’ compensation claim in April 2015. After the employer’s workers’ compensation carrier became insolvent, the California Insurance Guarantee Association assumed the carrier’s liabilities by operation of law. Sedgwick Claims Management Services Inc....