Sutter Health Settles Decade-Old Antitrust Case on Eve of Trial

Northern California health-care provider Sutter Health has settled a long-running lawsuit alleging it charged monopoly prices and forced “all or nothing” contracts to health insurers.

Trial was set to begin Monday, but a Sunday notice in the US District Court for the Northern District of California said the parties “have reached an agreement in principle to settle all individual and class claims.” The parties will file a motion for preliminary approval within 45 days of the notice.

Sutter’s initial trial victory was overturned in June 2024 by the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, which also allowed older ...