Hospital authority to settle lawsuit

Details of the suit, including the name of the plaintiff remain largely confidential.

“The lawsuit continues ‘under seal’ and public discussion of the particulars of the lawsuit, including the identity of (the plaintiff) are strictly prohibited,” the advertisement reads.

The proposed resolution for the suit will be presented in public session, and the “general parameters” of the settlement will be made public at the meeting, said Philip Sprinkle, an attorney with Balch & Bingham, who represents the authority.

The authority completed the sale of BJC Medical Center to Restoration Healthcare last March. Settlement of the lawsuit is one of the issues to be resolved before the authority, which comprises three representatives each of Banks and Jackson counties and the city of Commerce, can fully disburse proceeds of the $7.1 million sale.