Magistrate Judge Orders Medical Providers To Turn Over Documents From Database

Mealey's (March 6, 2018, 1:24 PM EST) -- LOS ANGELES — Medical service providers accused by UnitedHealth Group Inc. of submitting fraudulent bills were ordered by a federal magistrate judge in California on March 2 to provide responsive documents that are contained in a database, finding that the company that has the software license for the database is an alter ego of the providers (Almont Ambulatory Surgery Center LLC, et al. v. UnitedHealth Group Inc., et al., No. CV 14-03053-MWF, C.D. Calif., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 35616)....