Acadia Healthcare Investors May Have Legal Claims – Breach of Fiduciary Duties Investigation – ACHC

Sep 23, 2024 | Investigations

Investors of Acadia Healthcare Stock Encouraged to Contact Kehoe Law Firm, P.C.

Kehoe Law Firm, P.C. is investigating whether certain officers or directors of Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. (“Acadia Healthcare” or “Acadia”) (NASDAQ: ACHC) failed to manage Acadia Healthcare in an acceptable manner, in breach of their fiduciary duties to Acadia and its shareholders, and whether Acadia Healthcare and its shareholders suffered harm. 

INVESTORS OF ACADIA STOCK CAN CLICK HERE OR EMAIL [email protected] TO CONTACT KEHOE LAW FIRM, P.C. TO DISCUSS THE INVESTIGATION AND POTENTIAL LEGAL CLAIMS.

On September 1, 2024, The New York Times published an article which, among other things, stated that “[i]n at least 12 of the 19 states where Acadia operates psychiatric hospitals, dozens of patients, employees and police officers have alerted the authorities that the company was detaining people in ways that violated the law, according to records reviewed by The Times. In some cases, judges have intervened to force Acadia to release patients.”

The New York Times also reported that “. . . at Acadia, patients were often held for financial reasons rather than medical ones, according to more than 50 current and former executives and staff members.”

According to investigative news report, “Acadia, which charges $2,200 a day for some patients, at times deploys an array of strategies to persuade insurers to cover longer stays, employees said. Acadia has exaggerated patients’ symptoms. It has tweaked medication dosages, then claimed patients needed to stay longer because of the adjustment. And it has argued that patients are not well enough to leave because they did not finish a meal.”

Additionally, The New York Times reported that “[u]nless the patients or their families hire lawyers, Acadia often holds them until their insurance runs out.”

ACADIA HEALTHCARE INVESTORS CAN ALSO CONTACT MICHAEL YARNOFF, ESQ., (215) 792-6676, EXT. 804, [email protected], [email protected], TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE BREACH OF FIDUCIARY DUTIES INVESTIGATION AND POTENTIAL LEGAL CLAIMS.

 

 

Investigation of the Announced Sale of Thoughtworks Holding, Inc.

Aug 19, 2024 | Investigations

Investors of Thoughtworks Stock Encouraged to Contact Kehoe Law Firm, P.C.

Kehoe Law Firm, P.C. is investigating whether the announced sale of Thoughtworks Holding, Inc. (“Thoughtworks”) (NASDAQ: TWKS) is fair to the shareholders of Thoughtworks and whether the Board of Directors of Thoughtworks breached its fiduciary duties in connection with the proposed acquisition of Thoughtworks by its controlling shareholder, Apax Partners LLP (“Apax”), in an all-cash transaction for $4.40 per share.

SHAREHOLDERS OF THOUGHTWORKS CAN CLICK HERE OR EMAIL [email protected] TO CONTACT KEHOE LAW FIRM, P.C. TO DISCUSS THE INVESTIGATION AND POTENTIAL LEGAL CLAIMS.

Apax already owns 61.2% of Thoughtworks, and while the Board of Directors of Thoughtworks formed a special committee, it does not appear that standard deal protections, such as a majority of the minority vote requirement, were put in place. Moreover, the deal price is below the 52-week high Thoughtworks stock price of $5.20.

Importantly, the investigation concerns whether the transaction is unfair to the investors of Thoughtworks and the result of a flawed process by Thoughtworks’ potentially conflicted Board of Directors.

INVESTORS OF THOUGHTWORKS STOCK ALSO CAN CONTACT MICHAEL YARNOFF, ESQ., (215) 792-6676, EXT. 804, [email protected], [email protected], TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE BREACH OF FIDUCIARY DUTIES INVESTIGATION AND POTENTIAL LEGAL CLAIMS.

 

Investigation Into the Announced Sale of R1 RCM Inc.

Aug 19, 2024 | Investigations

Investors of R1 RCM Inc. Encouraged to Contact Kehoe Law Firm, P.C. 

Kehoe Law Firm, P.C. is investigating whether the sale of R1 RCM Inc. (NASDAQ: RCM) is fair to R1 RCM shareholders and whether the Board of Directors of R1 RCM breached its fiduciary duties in connection with the proposed acquisition of the company by investment funds affiliated with TowerBrook Capital Partners L.P. (“TowerBrook Capital”) and Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (“CD&R”) in an all-cash transaction for $14.30/share.

R1 RCM INVESTORS CAN CLICK HERE OR EMAIL [email protected] TO CONTACT KEHOE LAW FIRM, P.C. TO DISCUSS THE INVESTIGATION AND POTENTIAL LEGAL CLAIMS.

TowerBrook Capital is the beneficial owner of 36% of the outstanding shares of common stock of R1 RCM. Under the terms of the agreement, TowerBrook Capital and CD&R will acquire all the outstanding shares that TowerBrook Capital does not currently own for $14.30 per share.

Although the Board of Directors of R1 RCM formed a special committee, it does not appear that they put in place standard deal protections, such as a majority of the minority vote requirement.  Moreover, the deal price is below the 52-week high R1 RCM stock price of $18.22.

Importantly, the investigation concerns whether the transaction is unfair to R1 RCM investors and the result of a flawed process by R1 RCM’s potentially conflicted Board of Directors.

R1 RCM SHAREHOLDERS CAN ALSO CONTACT MICHAEL YARNOFF, ESQ., (215) 792-6676, EXT. 804, [email protected], [email protected], TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE BREACH OF FIDUCIARY DUTIES INVESTIGATION AND POTENTIAL LEGAL CLAIMS.

Investigation Into the Proposed Acquisition of Terran Orbital by Lockheed Martin

Aug 15, 2024 | Investigations

Investors of Terran Orbital Stock Encouraged to Contact Kehoe Law Firm, P.C.

Kehoe Law Firm, P.C. is investigating whether the sale of Terran Orbital, Inc. (“Terran Orbital”) (NYSE: LLAP) is fair to Terran Orbital shareholders and whether the Board of Directors of Terran Orbital breached its fiduciary duties in connection with the proposed acquisition of Terran Orbital by Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT).  

TERRAN ORBITAL INVESTORS CAN CLICK HERE OR EMAIL [email protected] TO CONTACT KEHOE LAW FIRM, P.C. TO DISCUSS THE INVESTIGATION AND POTENTIAL LEGAL CLAIMS.

The investigation concerns whether the Board of Directors of Terran Orbital breached its fiduciary duties by failing to conduct a fair process regarding the proposed acquisition of Terran Orbital by Lockheed Martin in a deal with an enterprise value of approximately $450 million.

Under the terms of the agreement, Lockheed Martin will acquire all outstanding shares of Terran Orbital for $0.25 in cash for each outstanding share of common stock and retire its existing debt.

The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2024.

TERRAN ORBITAL SHAREHOLDERS CAN ALSO CONTACT MICHAEL YARNOFF, ESQ., (215) 792-6676, EXT. 804, [email protected], [email protected], TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE BREACH OF FIDUCIARY DUTIES INVESTIGATION AND POTENTIAL LEGAL CLAIMS.

Predatory Solar Lending Advisory

Aug 7, 2024 | KLF Blog

CFPB Finds Lenders Cramming Markup Fees and Confusing Terms into Solar Energy Loans

On August 7, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) published an issue spotlight finding that some residential solar lenders are misleading homeowners about the terms and costs of their loans, misrepresenting the energy savings they will deliver, and cramming markup fees into borrowers’ loan balances. The report describes how fees often increase loan costs by 30% or more above the cash price, and that lenders often misrepresent the impact of the federal tax credit for solar installations. These loans are generally facilitated by lenders in partnership with solar installers and door-to-door sales companies.

Fifty-eight percent of solar projects were paid through loans in 2023, and the number of lenders is increasing accordingly. These lenders often partner with solar installers and employ a variety of marketing and door-to-door sales tactics to convince homeowners to enter into financing agreements.

The CFPB found that the rapid rise of nonbank lenders partnered with solar salespeople into the solar market is also raising the potential for illegal behavior and consumer harm. In contrast to auto loans or mortgages where consumers know they want a car or house and then seek out financing options, door-to-door salespeople are going directly to homeowners in attempts to convince them both to purchase a solar energy system and to do so via a loan through their company. Within this sales and lending scheme, many homeowners are discovering they are being duped and misled into contracts with inflated principals, ballooning monthly payments, and electricity savings lower than promised.

The CFPB has identified four areas of significant risks:

  • Hidden markup fees: Lenders build hidden fees into their loans by marking up the principals of the loans. These “dealer fees” often increase the loan cost by 30% or more above the cash price of a solar project. Lenders frequently bake these fees into a loan’s principal without including them in the stated annual percentage rate (APR). Lenders also rarely and clearly separate these markups from the total cash price that consumers would otherwise pay for a system’s installation.
  • Misleading claims about what consumers will pay: While receiving a tax credit is not guaranteed and based on a number of factors, many solar loan sales pitches promote the 30% federal “Investment Tax Credit” for residential solar installations. In fact, lenders will present loan principals as a “net cost” that assume the tax credit will be received. Consumers may end up believing either the tax credit will subtract from the “net cost” or that the “net cost” is what will be paid regardless of whether they end up qualifying for and receiving the tax credit.
  • Ballooning monthly payments: Loan terms may require a substantial prepayment by a certain date that is equal to the expected tax credit. If a homeowner does not qualify for the tax credit, they will end up on the hook for the prepayment or face substantially higher monthly payments.
  • Exaggerated savings claims: Homeowners report being told that solar panels will cover financing costs as well as eliminate future energy bills. While this promise may be true for some homeowners, the financial benefits of solar projects are uncertain and can vary significantly by geographic location and season.

In conjunction with the report, the CFPB released a consumer advisory warning homeowners of the risky practices in the solar lending market and sharing advice for borrowers who encounter illegal activity.

Source: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau