Antitrust Enforcement
[Sutter Case Watch] BREAKING: Sutter Trial Delayed Due to Jury Trouble
Source Fellow October 10, 2019
See UFCW & Employers Benefit Trust v. Sutter Health case page. Updated 10/11/19: Start of Trial further delayed to Monday, October 21 per 10/11 hearing regarding jury selection. By: Alex Montague, Graduate Research Fellow Opening arguments for the antitrust case against Sutter Health, set to begin Oct 10 at 10:15am in the Superior Court of San Francisco, were postponed today after the court expressed concern that there was an insufficient number of jurors available to move forward for the trial. Several jurors were absent for today’s trial due to medical conditions …
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[Case Watch] Jury Trial in Antitrust Case Against Sutter Health Set to Begin
Amy Y. Gu, Managing Editor October 9, 2019
See UFCW & Employers Benefit Trust v. Sutter Health case page. The landmark antitrust case against Sutter Health, the largest provider of general acute hospital services in Northern California, is set to begin jury trial in the Superior Court of San Francisco on October 10 and is expected to last 12 weeks. The trial will begin at 10:15am with opening arguments from both parties. The Source has been closely tracking this case leading up to the trial. Executive Editor Jaime King was quoted in multiple news outlets, including the New York …
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[In the Press] Interview Quoted in San Francisco Chronicle Article “Antitrust case against Sutter Health due to begin this week”
Jaime S. King, Executive Editor October 8, 2019
Jaime King was quoted in the 10/8/2019 San Francisco Chronicle article “Antitrust case against Sutter Health due to begin this week”.
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[Case Watch] UCFW & Employers Benefit Trust v. Sutter Health] A Look at the Legal Arguments Through the Lens of the Court’s Denial of Sutter’s Motions for Summary Judgment
Amy Y. Gu, Managing Editor October 7, 2019
See UFCW & Employers Benefit Trust v. Sutter Health case page. As part of the Case Watch series for the landmark antitrust suit against Sutter Health, this post takes a look back at the Superior Court of San Francisco’s orders from March and June 2019, denying Sutter’s motions for summary judgment, which set the stage for the jury trial, set to begin on Thursday, October 10, 2019. As a preview of the legal arguments we will see at trial, we dissect each of the four causes of action brought against Sutter …
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[In the Press] Interview Quoted in New York Times Article “High Medical Bills Are at Center of Hospital Group’s Trial”
Jaime S. King, Executive Editor October 3, 2019
Jaime King was quoted in the 10/3/2019 New York Times article High Medical Bills Are at Center of Hospital Group’s Trial: Jaime King, a law professor at U.C. Hastings College of the Law, described the approach as “a landmark case.” Rather than trying to block a merger over antitrust concerns, the Sutter trial is an attempt to attack the practices of a powerful hospital system. “The Sutter case is challenging a whole system of behavior,” she said.
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[Case Watch] UCFW & Employers Benefit Trust v. Sutter Health: A Look at the Alleged Anticompetitive Contract Terms in the Legal Action Against Sutter
Katie Gudiksen, Senior Health Policy Researcher September 27, 2019
See UFCW & Employers Benefit Trust v. Sutter Health case page. The lawsuit alleging anticompetitive conduct by Sutter Health is scheduled to begin trial on October 7, 2019 in the Superior Court of San Francisco. In the case, California Attorney General and private parties United Food and Commercial Workers union (UFCW) and Employers Benefit Trust (UEBT) allege that Sutter Health used its position as a dominant provider of hospital services in Northern California to demand anticompetitive contract terms from insurance carriers.[1],[2] Since the factual allegations and legal claims made in both the …
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[Sutter Case Watch] Source Advisory Board Member Tim Greaney Gives Podcast Interview Regarding Sutter Health Lawsuit
Amy Y. Gu, Managing Editor September 23, 2019
As jury selection begins in the antitrust lawsuit against Sutter Health, Distinguished Fellow and Advisory Board Member Tim Greaney was interviewed in the Gist Healthcare September 23, 2019 Podcast regarding the case. Gist Healthcare is an independent strategic advisory with a weekly podcast that distills the latest healthcare news, trends and conversations with industry leaders into actionable guidance for healthcare leaders in hospital systems, physician groups and other organizations on market direction, system strategy, care transformation and payment reform. Listen to the podcast here.
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[In the Press] Interview Quoted in Bloomberg Law Article “Sutter Antitrust Class Action Could Upend Industry Consolidation”
Jaime S. King, Executive Editor September 20, 2019
Jaime King was quoted in the 9/20/2019 Bloomberg Law article “Sutter Antitrust Class Action Could Upend Industry Consolidation”: Health-care costs are one of the most important concerns in the U.S., said Jaime King, associate dean of the University of California Hastings School of Law and director of the Concentration on Law and Health Sciences. “I know that attorneys general in other states are paying very close attention to what’s happening because concentration is not something that is just happening in California—it’s happening all over the country. If successful we will …
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[Case Watch] Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. UPMC and Highmark: State AG Prevails with 10-Year Consent Decree After Long Bitter Court Battle
Amy Y. Gu, Managing Editor September 16, 2019
Pennsylvania’s efforts to restore competition to the provider and insurance markets in the long-standing battle between University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) and Highmark Health overcame mounting challenges and finally concluded with an unprecedented 10-year consent decree. The Source closely tracked the case as it unfolded over the past several months. In this post, we take a look back at the case’s long and winding road, which included three stops at the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, leading up to the new truce. It’s Déjà Vu All Over Again It all began in …
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[Case Watch] UCFW & Employers Benefit Trust v. Sutter Health: Court Sets Antitrust Standards, Readying the Stage for Trial
Sammy Chang, Health Policy Researcher August 15, 2019
See UFCW & Employers Benefit Trust v. Sutter Health case page. Editor’s Note: As the historic antitrust lawsuit against healthcare giant Sutter Health heads to trial, The Source will feature a series of legal analyses, including revisiting the complaints and summary judgment order, to bring readers up to speed in this one of a kind case. The trial is set for September and expected to last around 12 weeks. Continue to follow The Source Blog as we bring the latest first-hand coverage and analysis in this case. On August 6, …
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