Description: This lawsuit alleges that Sutter Health violated California’s Unfair Competition Law, Business & Professions Code § 17200. Specifically, Plaintiff alleges that Sutter Health engaged in fraudulent, unlawful, and unfair business practices by submitting and receiving payment on bills for supposed “anesthesia services” that were not rendered, were double-billed, and were described in a materially misleading manner, and that this resulted in self-funded payers paying more for anesthesia services than they should
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This lawsuit was filed on January 6, 2015, and is pending in the Superior Court of California, County of Alameda. Plaintiff alleges that Sutter Health violated California’s Unfair Competition Law, Business & Professions Code § 17200. Sutter Health denies the allegations and denies that any of its practices were unfair or deceptive. Sutter Health asserts that its practices fully complied with all applicable laws, and it denies that Plaintiff and the Class are entitled to receive any money or other relief fro
The Court has certified the Class and authorized Plaintiff to represent a class comprised of: Self-funded payers that (1) are citizens of California or state and local governmental entities of the State of California and (2) compensated Sutter Health for any anesthesia services, other than conscious sedation, administered in operating rooms at its acute care hospitals at any time from January 1, 2003 to December 31, 2013. A self-funded payer is an entity (such as an employer, union, or healthcare benefits t
If you are a Class Member, you have a choice to make now whether to remain a member of the Class and be represented by the Class Representative and by Class Counsel, or to exclude yourself. Either choice will have its consequences, which you should understand before making your decision.