Item 3. Legal Proceedings
Item 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
From time to time, we may be involved in various legal proceedings and be subject to claims.
Civil Investigative Demands
In July 2021, the Company received a civil investigative demand from the Attorney General for the State of Colorado under the Colorado Medicaid False Claims Act. The demand requests information and documents regarding Medicaid billing, patient services and referrals in connection with the Company’s PACE program in Colorado. The Company continues to fully cooperate with the Attorney General.
In February 2022, the Company received a civil investigative demand from the DOJ under the Federal False Claims Act on similar subject matter. The demand requests information and documents regarding audits, billing, orders tracking, and quality and timeliness of patient services in connection with the Company’s PACE programs in the states of California, Colorado, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. In December 2022, the Company received a supplemental civil investigative demand requesting supplemental information on the same matters. The Company continues to fully cooperate with the DOJ.
We are currently unable to predict the outcome of these investigations.
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Stockholder Lawsuits
On October 14, 2021, and subsequently amended on June 21, 2022, the Company was named as a defendant in a putative class action complaint filed in the District Court for the District of Colorado on behalf of individuals who purchased or acquired shares of the Company’s common stock during a specified period (the “Securities Action”). Through the complaint, plaintiffs are asserting claims against the Company, certain of the Company’s officers and directors, Apax Partners, L.P., Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe, and the underwriters in the Company’s IPO, alleging violations of Sections 11, 12(a)(2) and 15 of the Securities Act of 1933, and Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for making allegedly inaccurate and misleading statements and omissions in connection with the Company’s IPO and subsequent earnings calls and public filings, and seeking compensatory damages, among other things. On September 13, 2022, the Company and the officer and director defendants and Apax Partners, L.P. and Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe filed a motion to dismiss the amended complaint for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. On December 22, 2023, the District Court granted in part and denied in part the motion to dismiss. The action is now in discovery.
On April 20, 2022, the Board of Directors of the Company received a books and records demand pursuant to Section 220 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, from a purported stockholder of the Company, Brian Hall, in connection with the stockholder’s investigation of, among other matters, potential breaches of fiduciary duty, mismanagement, self-dealing, corporate waste or other violations of law by the Company’s Board with respect to these matters. On May 15, 2023, Mr. Hall filed a lawsuit in the Delaware Court of Chancery asserting derivative claims for breach of fiduciary duty against certain of the Company’s current and former officers and directors generally relating to alleged failures by the defendants to take remedial actions to address the matters that resulted in sanctions by CMS at certain of the Company’s centers, and alleged misstatements in the Company’s public filings relating to those matters. On June 28, 2023, upon stipulation of the parties, the court entered an order staying the litigation pending the resolution of the motion to dismiss in the Securities Action or upon fifteen days’ notice by any party to the litigation.
We are currently unable to predict the outcome of these matters.
Other Matters
In the third fiscal quarter of 2023, the Company agreed to settle a wage and hour class action lawsuit in the State of California for a cash payment of $1.2 million. Subsequently, the Company was notified of certain additional individual claims and agreed to include such claims within the class. In October 2023, the Company agreed to increase the settlement amount to a total of $1.3 million, reflecting the additional individual claims. The Court entered the final approval of the settlement on April 2, 2024 and the payout occurred on June 7, 2024. The matter will remain open for 180 days to allow the class members to settle their checks, after which time the case is expected to officially close.
Because the results of legal proceedings and claims are inherently unpredictable and uncertain, we are currently unable to predict whether the legal proceedings we are involved in will, either individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, or cash flows. The outcomes of legal proceedings and claims could be material to the Company’s operating results for any particular period, depending in part, upon the operating results of such period. Regardless of the outcome, litigation has the potential to have an adverse impact on us due to any related defense and settlement costs, diversion of management resources, and other factors.
Refer to Note 9 “Commitments and Contingencies” to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Annual Report for more information.
Item 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
Not applicable.
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