It has tormented this writer for months as to why Matthew Rifat didn’t understand for years that Dr. Munir Uwaydah was a dangerous client. 

There were so many clues all around him, and by June 4^th 2013 the Kelly Soo Park trial for the murder of Juliana Redding concluded.  That was the case that opened up the whole can of worms about Dr. Uwaydah’s involvement in workers’ compensation claims fraud.

But medical provider defense attorneys too often have a mindset.  It’s like they have a script. 

Matthew argued that insurers use allegations of fraud to more or less intimidate and bully medical providers into lowering their fees.  It’s a method they use to mitigate physician medical expenses. 

But is this always the case?   Not likely. 

Matthew wrote that physicians who are sensitive about their reputations will get intimidated about allegations of fraud and lower their bills.  He argued it’s an insurance company tactic to scare them like that.  

But are all medical doctors saints?  Are they all gods just as the jokes express?   Why do so many people believe doctors are saints and insurance companies are devils?  Where... Read More

Lawyer Matthew Rifat, who did legal work for Dr. Munir Uwaydah from 2013 until 2018, and also owned a bookkeeping service that provided service for Uwaydah’s Blue Oak Medical Group and Frontline and Firstline, was indicted in January... Read More