The Department of Justice announced June 29 that three major health care providers and a Medi-Cal health plan on the Central Coast will pay $68 million to settle claims they submitted false information related to Medi-Cal and Medicaid reimbursements from 2014 to 2016. CenCal Health provides health care coverage for more than 200,000 people in
A Camarillo-based electronics firm has sued Volkswagen AG in Ventura County Superior court in a breach of contract case that brings to light the severe shortage of computer chips that automakers were facing last fall. In its complaint, Data Exchange Corp., or DEX, alleges it agreed to supply some 4,500 computer chips, known as SAK
Federal Reserve Board Governor Chris Waller raised the possibility of skipping a rate hike at the June meeting and then revisiting the issue in July in order to wait for more data about inflation, jobs and stress in the banking system. Speaking at the UC Santa Barbara Economic Forecast Summit on May 24, Waller said
Business law firm Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth says its latest hire exemplifies a commitment to continue to grow its practice in the 101 Corridor. Alidad Damooei, who specializes in mergers and acquisitions, joined Stradling’s corporate group a few weeks ago and is working out of the firm’s Westlake Village office. Stradling also has a
Former longtime city of Santa Barbara official Nina Johnson has filed a wrongful termination lawsuit against the city, alleging she was retaliated against for being a whistleblower. Her suit, filed April 14 in Santa Barbara County Superior Court, also alleges gender and race discrimination, a hostile work environment and other grounds. “Ms. Johnson is seeking