Mohammad Rasekhi M.D., Sheila Busheri, Southern California Medical Center (SCMC), and R & B Medical Group Inc., operating as Universal Diagnostic Laboratories (UDL), have agreed to a $10 million settlement.
A former physician from Van Nuys, California, along with a company he founded and co-owned, has agreed to pay $15 million to settle allegations of submitting false claims to Medicare and Medi-Cal.
Los Angeles—Scientists at the La Brea Tar Pits have successfully identified a previously unknown juniper species as Juniperus scopulorum, commonly referred to as the Rocky Mountain Juniper.