Craig S. Rutenberg

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Natarajan v. Dignity Health, _Cal. App. 5th_ (2019) (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.)

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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

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 ...
11.26.18

Firm Receives Robert F. Mullen Pro Bono Award for Commitment to Pro ...

The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law will present the Robert F. Mullen Pro Bono Award to the firm for its outstanding work litig...
03.21.18

Manatt Lawyers Recognized as California Lawyer Attorneys of the Year

The Daily Journal announced today that multiple Manatt teams have been honored with 2018 “California Lawyer Attorneys of the Year” ...

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: ...
02.21.18

Hospitals and Health Systems Prepare for a Value-Based Future

There are six key drivers of the movement to a risk-based healthcare environment:

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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