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Civil Litigation,
Antitrust & Trade Reg.

Jun. 29, 2020

State, plaintiffs object to Sutter Health’s bid to delay settlement approval

Sutter Health attorneys said the financial impact of COVID-19 on its business has changed everything.

Hospital giant Sutter Health, which settled a $575 million antitrust lawsuit filed by private plaintiffs and the state attorney general, asked a judge to postpone preliminary approval of the agreement because of economic setbacks and uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 virus.

But in a filing last week, Deputy Attorney General Emilio E. Varanini IV and plaintiffs' attorney Richard L. Grossman fired back, arguing the deal -- scheduled t...

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