Sutter Health Sutter's legal troubles aren't over; a class-action lawsuit filed by a group of Bay Area patients, alleging the same basic charges, is scheduled to go to trial in October.

A California judge late last week approved a landmark $575 million antitrust settlement against Sacramento-based Sutter Health. The company now must operate under new rules designed to curb its ability to dictate the price of health care in Northern California, the "Merced (Calif.) Sun-Star" reported.

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