Clinic Owners Blast Back at State Fund Charges

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. -- The co-owner of a chain of California medical clinics that is accused of billing fraud lashed back against the State Compensation Insurance Fund on Tuesday, saying the giant carrier has smeared his reputation in a cynical attempt to escape payment for medical bills. Dr. Alexander Zaks said State Fund, also known as SCIF, falsely accused him of not being in control of the six clinics he founded with another doctor and two chiropractors to treat injured workers in California's Central Valley. And Zaks said State Fund's accusation that his clinic overtreated patients is...