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Civil Litigation

Mar. 19, 2020

Judge advances class action against Pasadena doctor for sexual abuse

The complaint, filed in the Central District, claimed Dr. Patrick Sutton inappropriately touched women in his care under the guise of medical examinations.

A U.S. judge allowed a class action to move forward that alleges an obstetrician at Huntington Memorial Hospital in Pasadena sexually abused female patients.

The complaint, filed in the Central District of California, claimed Dr. Patrick Sutton inappropriately touched women in his care under the guise of medical examinations. Anonymous former patients describe Sutton stroking their legs, making sexual comments about their bodies a...

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