The information contained on this web page is only a summary of information presented in more detail in the Notice of (I) Pendency of Class Action and Certification of Settlement Class; (II) Proposed Settlement; (III) Settlement Hearing; and (IV) Motion for an Award of Attorneys’ Fees and Reimbursement of Litigation Expenses (the “Notice”), which you can access by clicking here. Because this website is just a summary, you should review the Notice for additional details.
Lead Plaintiffs, the Public Employees’ Retirement System of Mississippi and the Puerto Rico Teachers’ Retirement System, on behalf of themselves and the other members of the Settlement Class, have reached a settlement of the Action with Defendants Amedisys, Inc. ("Amedisys"), and Wendy Stabiler Borne as the Independent Executrix of the Succession of William F. Borne, Jeffrey D. Jeter, Dale E. Redman, Larry R. Graham, Alice Ann Schwartz, Gregory Browne, and John F. Giblin for $43,750,000.00 in cash (the “Settlement”), which resolves all claims asserted in the Action.
On December 13, 2017, the Court held a hearing to consider final approval of the Settlement and related matters. On December 20, 2017, the Court entered an Order and Final Judgment approving the Settlement as fair, reasonable and adequate, entered an order approving the Plan of Allocation for the proceeds of the Settlement, and entered an order awarding attorneys’ fees and reimbursement of litigation expenses to Plaintiffs’ Counsel.
If you are a member of the Settlement Class, your rights will be affected. The Settlement Class consists of:
all persons and entities who or which purchased the publicly traded common stock of Amedisys during the period from August 2, 2005 through September 30, 2011, inclusive and were damaged thereby, except for certain persons and entities who are excluded from the Settlement Class by definition (see paragraph 31 of the Notice) or who requested exclusion pursuant to the instructions set forth in the Notice.
Please read the Notice to fully understand your rights. Copies of the Notice can be found on the menu at the left of this page.
The deadline for submission of Claim Forms was January 16, 2018, and claim processing has been completed. The Court has approved the distribution of the net settlement funds to eligible Claimants who qualified for an award under the Plan of Allocation. The Claims Administrator conducted an initial distribution of the settlement funds to eligible claimants in March 2019 and additional distributions in March 2022 and March 2024.
Please read the Notice carefully. If you have questions, you may call the Amedisys Securities Litigation Help Line at 877-207-7560 or email info@AmedisysSecuritiesLitigation.com.