Zenith Sues Bristol Medical & Directors Alleging Fraud

Zenith National Insurance Corp. (NYSE:ZNT) announced yesterday that its wholly owned subsidiary, Zenith Insurance Company ("Zenith") began serving summons and complaints upon Bristol Medical Clinic, Inc., and its owner Homayoun Said and manager, Fred Khalili, accusing them of taking part in a large-scale scheme designed to defraud the company's policyholders. Zenith becomes the first workers' compensation insurance company in the state to sue under a statute that the California Legislature passed specifically to help combat workers' compensation fraud. The lawsuit, filed in the Orange County S...