Criminal Investigation Of Doctors, Clinic, Does Not Warrant Staying Depositions

Mealey's (June 27, 2018, 1:31 PM EDT) -- NEW YORK — A criminal investigation by the New York Attorney General’s Office to the billing practices of doctors and two clinics accused by State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. of submitting fraudulent claims and medical records does not warrant staying the defendants’ depositions, a federal magistrate judge in New York ruled June 25, noting that there hasn’t been any activity in the investigation for nearly a year (State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. v. Brij Mittal, M.D., et al., No. 16-CV-4948, E.D. N.Y., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 106100)....