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Insurers’ Attorneys Demanding Reimbursement for Baseless Lawsuits

McClenny Moseley & Associates cast a wide net in search of hurricane victims to sign on as clients. Soon, the Houston-based law firm may start paying to clean up some of the detritus that it caught. Attorneys who represent United …

Doctors, Police Officer Among 13 Indicted in Alleged $100M Auto Insurance Scam

Federal prosecutors have charged 13 people—including a New York City police officer, an attorney and four physicians—in two indictments that allege they schemed to defraud auto insurers out of $100 million by bribing 911 operators and others for access motor …

Mass. AG Accuses Claimant’s Law Firm of Taking Kickbacks From Pharmacy

Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey has filed a lawsuit against a Massachusetts law firm, alleging it accepted tens of thousands of dollars in illegal kickbacks from a pharmacy in exchange for referring hundreds of its personal injury clients to the …

Two So. Cal. Men Accused of $20 Million Work Comp Kickback Scheme

A pair of California men have been charged with multiple felonies in an alleged $20 million workers’ compensation kickback scheme. Bradley Dean Groscost, 59, of Westminster, and Felix Koltsov, 57, of Beverly Hills, surrendered last week to the Orange County …

CRU Group, HomeCare Connect and ATF Medical Announce Appointments

CRU Group Appoints VP for Southeast Region CRU Group Adjusting Services, a Toronto-based independent adjusting firm with offices in the U.S. and Canada, has appointed Tim Lalaian as vice president for its Southeast Region. Lalaian is responsible for CRU Group’s …

Attorney Turned Criminal Apologizes to Insurers for Giant Workers’ Comp Fraud

Sean Enrique O’Keefe said he started out as a “humanistic attorney,” but he became a mercenary and then a criminal who netted $700,000 a year by sending San Diego workers’ compensation claimants to dirty medical providers. O’Keefe on Wednesday morning …

NICB Reports 4.5 Percent Rise in 2011 Questionable Claims

There was a 4.5 percent increase in questionable claims (QC) this year compared with 2010, according to the The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) report released today. The report noted a 18.3 percent increase when compared with the first half …