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Civil Litigation

Aug. 13, 2020

Citing diversity concerns about the choice of a monitor, judge delays Sutter Health settlement approval

Preliminary approval of a major antitrust settlement between state and private plaintiffs with Sutter Health was postponed Wednesday after a San Francisco County judge raised objections about the process that ended with the selection a white man to monitor the agreement.

Preliminary approval of a major antitrust settlement between state and private plaintiffs with Sutter Health was postponed Wednesday after a San Francisco County judge raised objections about the process that ended with the selection a white man to monitor the agreement.

The hospital chain and the plaintiffs had resolved their differences, but Superior Court Judge Anne-Chr...