Palm Medical Appeal Arguments Delayed 60 Days

A decision is not coming any time soon in a legal battle pitting State Compensation Insurance Fund against a small Fresno clinic that feels it was illegally excluded from the giant insurers medical provider network. Lawyers for State Fund and Palm Medical Group agreed earlier this month to give each other an additional 60 days to submit legal arguments in a dispute over a jury's $1.1 million award to the Fresno, Calif., clinic, according to court papers obtained Friday by WorkCompCentral. A San Francisco jury ruled in favor of Palm Medical in March, but San Francisco Superior Court Jud...