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Craig S. Rutenberg

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  • Phone: 310.312.4333
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  • UCLA School of Law, J.D., 1999
    Editor-in-Chief, UCLA Entertainment Law Review

    University of Pennsylvania, B.A., Political Science and English, cum laude, 1995

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Profile

Craig Rutenberg’s practice focuses on complex civil litigation matters primarily involving the health care and real estate industries. Craig represents hospitals, medical staffs, health care providers and health care insurers, as well as real estate developers, in a wide range of litigation and regulatory matters and disputes. He has also litigated false advertising, intellectual property, unfair competition (including Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 17200 et seq.), franchise and product liability claims.

Craig represents clients through all phases of litigation, from prelitigation counseling through trial and appeal, as well as in administrative hearings and all forms of alternative dispute resolution. Craig was named a Super Lawyer in 2017, and a "Rising Star" annually from 2007 through 2014.

Experience

Experience

Medical Staff of St. Mary Medical Center v. St. Mary Medical Center (Cal. Ct. App. 2022) (affirming denial of petition for writ of mandate by medical staff against client hospital for alleged violations of medical staff self-governance statute and bylaws arising from hospital’s exclusive contracting decisions and nonapproval of amendments to medical staff bylaws).

Sarun v. Dignity Health, 2022 WL 2815569 (Cal. App. 2022) (affirming grant of summary adjudication dismissing class action against hospital system client by uninsured emergency room patients complaining that conditions of admission agreements contained an unenforceable “open” price term).

Natarajan v. Dignity Health, 11 Cal. 5th 1095 (2021) (Unanimous Supreme Court decision affirming denial of physician’s writ of mandate challenging client hospital’s termination of the physician’s medical staff membership and privileges; first impression ruling rejecting claim that a peer review hearing officer is biased based on his past and pending hearing officer work at other hospitals operated by the same client).

Medical Staff of Saint Mary Medical Center v Dignity Health, Case No. 20STCP01915 (Los Angeles Superior Court) (denying writ of mandate by medical staff against client hospital for alleged violations of medical staff self-governance statute and bylaws arising from hospital’s exclusive contracting decisions and refusal to approve amendments to medical staff bylaws).

Honors & Awards

Honors & Awards

Recipient, 2018 California Lawyer Attorney of the Year (CLAY) Award presented by the Daily Journal for extraordinary achievement in the area of Health Care

Selected to Super Lawyers, 2017

Voted a Southern California “Rising Star” by Super Lawyers magazine annually from 2007 through 2014

Memberships

Memberships

Admitted to practice in California; the United States District Courts for the Northern, Central and Southern Districts of California; the Ninth Circuit; and the United States Supreme Court

Chair of the Health Law Subcommittee, California State Bar Business Law Section (2017–18)

Vice Chair and Secretary of Health Law Subcommittee, California State Bar Business Law Section

Jewish Federation Legal Division Executive Committee

Builders of Jewish Education, board member

Craig in the News

  • 11.22.22

    California Court of Appeal Upholds Victory for Dignity Health’s St. ...

    Manatt secured a major victory for Dignity Health’s St. Mary Medical Center on November 17 when the California Court of Appeal affirmed the d...

  • 08.16.21

    California Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Dignity Health’s St. ...

    Manatt secured an important win for its client Dignity Health on August 12.

  • 06.30.21

    Superior Court of Los Angeles County Rules in Favor of Dignity ...

    Manatt has successfully defended Dignity Health’s St. Mary Medical Center in a lawsuit brought by the hospital’s medical staff seeking ...

  • 08.11.20

    Thirty-Nine Manatt Professionals Recognized by Super Lawyers in ...

    Thirty-nine of Manatt’s professionals were named to this year’s Super Lawyers list in the organization’s Northern California and ...

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Craig's Newsletters

  • 08.20.21

    Key Takeaways From the Natarajan v. Dignity Health Decision

    On August 12, 2021, the California Supreme Court issued its opinion in Natarajan v. Dignity Health, No. S259364.

  • 05.22.18

    Healthcare Litigation 2018: Conscience Rights and Civil Rights

    The free exercise clause is found in the First Amendment of the Bill of Rights and provides that “Congress shall make no law respecting an ...

  • 04.23.18

    Connecting Justice-Involved Populations to Health Coverage and Care

    Although the Constitution requires states and localities to provide healthcare to people in prisons and jails, many still fail to receive needed care.

  • 03.20.18

    The Promise of Data-Driven Healthcare: Megatrends for 2018

    There is a quote by science fiction writer Amelia Atwater-Rhodes that is the ideal lead-in to any discussion about healthcare data and analytics: ...

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Craig's Events and Webinars

  • 06.15.23

    Gender Identify Discrimination: Balancing Freedom of Religion and ...

    Findings from a Pew Research Center study show Americans hold complex views on gender identity and transgender issues. While the majority of ...



  • 04.26.23

    The Litigation Trends Transforming Health Care: ‘Must-Watch’ Cases ...

    A multitude of forces are converging to remap our health care landscape—from the impact of the Dobbs decision to the controversies around ...



  • 04.27.22

    Health Care Litigation Trends to Watch in 2022…and Beyond

    Health care is facing a tidal wave of change—from enforcement actions around CARES Act funding to employment issues in a post-COVID workplace ...



  • 03.28.18

    How Is Today’s Volatile Healthcare Environment Impacting Litigation?

    In just the first year of the Trump administration, healthcare has faced an avalanche of change—from the proposed “conscience ...

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