THE FOLLOWING RECITATION DOES NOT CONSTITUTE FINDINGS OF THE COURT. THE COURT HAS MADE NO FINDINGS WITH RESPECT TO THE FOLLOWING MATTERS AND THESE RECITATIONS SHOULD NOT BE UNDERSTOOD AS AN EXPRESSION OF ANY OPINION OF THE COURT AS TO THE MERITS OF ANY OF THE CLAIMS OR DEFENSES RAISED BY ANY OF THE PARTIES.
On August 19, 2020, R1’s board of directors resolved to establish a special committee of R1 directors and authorized the delegation to that special committee of the full power and authority of the Board to, among other things, prepare for, identify, review, evaluate, respond to and propose any potential recapitalization transaction.
On September 23, 2020, TCP-ASC publicly disclosed in a Schedule 13D/A filed with the SEC that R1 had requested that TCP-ASC undertake a discussion with board members unaffiliated with it about potential transactions to convert or otherwise reduce in whole or in part the R1 preferred stock held by it.
On January 5, 2021, TCP-ASC and R1 entered into a Preferred Stock Agreement pursuant to which (i) TCP-ASC converted its R1 preferred stock into 117,706,400 shares of R1 common stock; (ii) R1 issued TCP-ASC 21,582,800 additional shares of R1 common stock; (iii) R1 paid TCP-ASC $105 million in cash; and (iv) R1 and TCP-ASC entered into an Amended Investor Rights Agreement (the “Recapitalization”).
On April 13, 2021 and April 19, 2021, two related actions were filed in the Court by R1 stockholders alleging, among other things, that R1 and the TCP-ASC Defendants breached their fiduciary duties in connection with the Recapitalization and Amended Investor Rights Agreement: (i) City of Providence, et al. v. Ascension Health Alliance, et al., C.A. No. 2021-0318-PAF (Del. Ch) (the “Providence Action”); and (ii) Pembroke Pines Firefighters & Police Officers Pension Fund v. Ascension Health Alliance, et al., C.A. No. 2021-0334-PAF (Del. Ch.). Each plaintiff in the foregoing actions filed its complaint after negotiating for, obtaining, and reviewing books and records from R1 in response to demands made under 8 Del. C. § 220.
On May 12, 2021, the Court entered an order that (i) consolidated the two related actions; (ii) designated Pembroke Pines Firefighters & Police Officers Pension Fund as Lead Plaintiff; (iii) designated Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP and Friedman Oster & Tejtel PLLC as co-lead counsel for Plaintiff (“Plaintiff’s Co-Lead Counsel”); (iv) designated Labaton Sucharow LLP, Purcell Julie & Lefkowitz LLP, and Levi and Korsinsky, LLP as additional counsel; and (v) deemed the Verified Stockholder Derivative and Class Action Complaint filed in the Providence Action as the operative complaint in the consolidated action.
On June 30, 2021, R1 and the TCP-ASC Defendants filed their Answers to the Verified Stockholder Derivative and Class Action Complaint.
On July 16, 2021, Plaintiff served (i) Plaintiff’s First Set of Interrogatories to R1; (ii) Plaintiff’s First Request for Production of Documents Directed to R1; (iii) Plaintiff’s First Set of Interrogatories to the TCP-ASC Defendants; and (iv) Plaintiff’s First Request for Production of Documents Directed to the TCP-ASC Defendants.
On July 19, 2021, Plaintiff served Subpoenas Duces Tecum and Ad Testificandum upon Centerview Partners LLC, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Evercore Group LLC, and Barclays Capital Inc.
On August 12, 2021, Plaintiff served Subpoenas Duces Tecum and Ad Testificandum upon Neil Moszkowski, Ian Sacks, Anthony Speranzo, Anthony Tersigni, Michael C. Feiner, Alex J. Mandl, and Jill Smith.
On August 16, 2021, Plaintiff served Subpoenas Duces Tecum and Ad Testificandum upon John B. Henneman, III, Joseph Flanagan, and Albert R. Zimmerli.
On September 15, 2021, R1 served its Responses and Objections to Plaintiff’s First Set of Interrogatories and Responses and Objections to Plaintiff’s First Set of Requests for Production.
Also on September 15, 2021, the TCP-ASC Defendants served their Responses and Objections to Plaintiff’s First Set of Interrogatories.
Also on September 15, 2021, John B. Henneman, III, Joseph Flanagan, and Albert R. Zimmerli served their Responses and Objections to the Subpoenas Duces Tecum and Ad Testificandum served upon them.
On September 23, 2021, Plaintiff served a Subpoena Duces Tecum and Ad Testificandum upon Kroll, LLC (d/b/a Duff & Phelps LLC).
On December 16, 2021, the TCP-ASC Defendants served their Supplemental Responses and Objections to Plaintiff’s First Set of Interrogatories.
On December 23, 2021, Plaintiff filed its Motion to Compel Defendants seeking the entry of a case scheduling order and discovery plan.
On January 10, 2022, R1 announced its agreement to acquire Cloudmed, LLC via an all-stock transaction valued at $4.1 billion (the “Cloudmed Transaction”). In connection with the Cloudmed Transaction, (i) R1, TCP-ASC, Ascension, and certain TowerBrook affiliates entered into an Amended and Restated Investor Rights Agreement (the “Second Amended Investor Rights Agreement”); and (ii) R1, the Cloudmed Stockholder Defendants, and New Mountain Partners V (AIV-D), LP entered into an Investor Rights Agreement (the “Cloudmed Investor Rights Agreement”).
On February 2, 2022, the TCP-ASC Defendants served their Second Supplemental Responses and Objections to Plaintiff’s First Set of Interrogatories.
On February 9, 2022, Plaintiff filed a Motion for Leave to Supplement the Verified Stockholder Derivative and Class Action Complaint.
On February 14, 2022, the Court entered an order granting Plaintiff’s Motion for Leave to Supplement the Verified Stockholder Derivative and Class Action Complaint.
On February 16, 2022, Plaintiff, R1, and the TCP-ASC Defendants filed a Stipulated and [Proposed] Discovery Plan, which included a discovery plan and a list of custodians. The Court granted the Stipulated and [Proposed] Discovery Plan on the same date.
On February 22, 2022, Plaintiff filed Plaintiff’s Verified Supplement to the Verified Stockholder Derivative and Class Action Complaint, In re R1 RCM Inc. Stockholders Litigation, Consol. C.A. No. 2021-0318-PAF, Trans. Id. 67334504, alleging, among other things, that the Director Defendants and the TCP-ASC Defendants breached their fiduciary duties in connection with the Cloudmed Transaction and the Second Amended Investor Rights Agreement, and that the Cloudmed Stockholder Defendants aided and abetted such breaches of fiduciary duty (the “Supplement Complaint”).
On March 25, 2022, Defendant Alex Mandl died.
On April 11, 2022, Plaintiff served (i) Plaintiff’s First Request for Production of Documents Directed to the Cloudmed Stockholder Defendants; (ii) Plaintiff’s First Request for Production of Documents Directed to the Director Defendants; (iii) Plaintiff’s Second Request for Production of Documents Directed to R1; (iv) Plaintiff’s Second Request for Production of Documents Directed to the TCP-ASC Defendants; (v) Plaintiff’s First Set of Interrogatories to the Cloudmed Stockholder Defendants; (vi) Plaintiff’s First Set of Interrogatories to the Director Defendants; (vii) Plaintiff’s Second Set of Interrogatories to R1; and (viii) Plaintiff’s Second Set of Interrogatories to the TCP-ASC Defendants.
On May 2, 2022, Defendants (other than Alex Mandl) filed their Answers to the Supplement Complaint, and the Cloudmed Stockholder Defendants filed their Response to the Complaint.
On May 4, 2022, certain Defendants filed a Suggestion of Death Upon the Record of Defendant Alex J. Mandl.
On June 10, 2022, (i) the TCP-ASC Defendants served their Responses and Objections to Plaintiff’s First Request for the Production of Documents and the TCP-ASC Defendants’ Responses and Objections to Plaintiff’s First Set of Interrogatories; (ii) R1 served its Responses and Objections to Plaintiff’s Second Request for Production of Documents and its Responses and Objections to Plaintiff’s Second Set of Interrogatories; (iii) Defendants David M. Dill, Joseph Flanagan, Michael C. Feiner, John B. Henneman, III, Agnes Bundy Scanlan, Jill Smith, and Albert R. Zimmerli served their Responses and Objections to Plaintiff’s First Request for Production of Documents and their Responses and Objections to Plaintiff’s First Set of Interrogatories; (iv) Defendants Neal Moszkowski, Ian Sacks, Anthony R. Tersigni, and Anthony Speranzo served their Responses and Objections to Plaintiff’s First Request for Production of Documents and their Responses and Objections to Plaintiff’s First Set of Interrogatories; and (v) the TCP-ASC Defendants served their Responses and Objections to Plaintiff’s Second Set of Interrogatories and their Responses and Objections to Plaintiff’s Second Request for Production of Documents.
On June 16, 2022, Plaintiff served a Subpoena Duces Tecum and Ad Testificandum upon Barclays Capital Inc.
On June 17, 2022, Plaintiff served Plaintiff’s Third Set of Interrogatories to R1.
On July 18, 2022, R1 served its Objections and Responses to Plaintiff’s Third Set
of Interrogatories.
On July 29, 2022, the Parties filed a Stipulation and [Proposed] Order Substituting Susan A. Mandl, as Personal Representative, for Alex J. Mandl. The Court granted the Stipulation and Order Substituting Susan A. Mandl, as Personal Representative, for Alex J. Mandl on August 1, 2022.
On August 8, 2022, Plaintiff served Subpoenas Duces Tecum and Ad Testificandum upon AT&T Inc., T-Mobile US, Inc., and Verizon Wireless Inc.
On August 22, 2022, Susan A. Mandl, as Personal Representative for Alex J. Mandl, filed an Answer to the Supplement Complaint.
On August 24, 2022, Susan A. Mandl, as Personal Representative for Alex J. Mandl, served Susan A. Mandl’s, as Personal Representative for Alex J. Mandl, Responses and Objections to Plaintiff’s First Request for Production of Documents and Susan A. Mandl’s, as Personal Representative for Alex J. Mandl, Responses and Objections to Plaintiff’s First Set of Interrogatories.
On October 10, 2022, Plaintiff filed Plaintiff’s Motion to Compel Rule 30(b)(6) Depositions and Production of Text Messages.
Also on October 10, 2022, Plaintiff served a Subpoena Duces Tecum and Ad Testificandum upon Verizon.
On October 12, 2022, Plaintiff served Plaintiff’s Third Request for Production of Documents Directed to the TCP-ASC Defendants and Plaintiff’s Third Request for Production of Documents Directed to R1.
On October 14, 2022, the TCP-ASC Defendants served their First Set of Requests for Production of Discovery Materials Directed to Plaintiff and their First Set of Interrogatories Directed to Plaintiff. On October 14, 2022, all Defendants joined in the aforementioned discovery requests.
On October 27, 2022, Plaintiff served Subpoenas Duces Tecum and Ad Testificandum upon Centerview Partners LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, and Robert W. Baird & Co. Inc.
On October 31, 2022, Plaintiff filed Plaintiff’s Motion to Compel J.P. Morgan Securities LLC to Comply with Subpoena.
On November 4, 2022, the TCP-ASC Defendants served their Supplemental Responses and Objections to Plaintiff’s First Set of Interrogatories, and their Supplemental Responses and Objections to Plaintiff’s Second Set of Interrogatories.
On November 11, 2022, R1 served its Responses and Objections to Plaintiff’s Third Request for Production of Documents.
Also on November 11, 2022, the TCP-ASC Defendants served their Responses and Objections to Plaintiff’s Third Request for Production of Documents.
On December 1, 2022, following briefing and oral argument, the Court granted in part and denied in part Plaintiff’s Motion to Compel Rule 30(b)(6) Depositions and Production of Text Messages.
On December 2, 2022, the TCP-ASC Defendants served their Supplemental Responses and Objections to Plaintiff's First Set of Interrogatories, and their Supplemental Responses and Objections to Plaintiff’s Second Set of Interrogatories.
On December 9, 2022, Plaintiff filed Plaintiff’s Motion to Compel R1 to Supplement Interrogatory Responses and Provide Hit Reports.
Also on December 9, 2022, Plaintiff filed Plaintiff’s Motion to Compel Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. to Produce Documents and a Privilege Log.
On December 23, 2022, R1 served its Supplemental Objections and Responses to Plaintiff’s First Set of Interrogatories and its Supplemental Objections and Responses to Plaintiff’s Second Set of Interrogatories.
Also on December 23, 2022, Defendants David M. Dill, Joseph Flanagan, Michael C. Feiner, John B. Henneman, III, Agnes Bundy Scanlan, Jill Smith, and Albert R. Zimmerli served their Supplemental Objections and Responses to Plaintiff’s First Set of Interrogatories.
On January 9, 2023, Plaintiff served a Subpoena Duces Tecum and Ad Testificandum upon Richard Landgarten.
On January 31, 2023, Plaintiff filed Plaintiff’s Motion to Compel Production of Improperly Withheld Documents.
On February 9, 2023, Plaintiff filed Plaintiff’s Motion to Preclude Defendants’ Reliance on the Advice of Counsel Defense.
On February 16, 2023, Plaintiff served a Subpoena Duces Tecum and Ad Testificandum upon Matthew Holt.
On February 17, 2023, the Cloudmed Stockholder Defendants served the Cloudmed Stockholder Defendants’ Responses and Objections to Plaintiff’s First Set of Interrogatories.
In connection with the foregoing discovery requests, Plaintiff received 194,554 documents totaling 963,069 pages from Defendants and third-parties, and Plaintiff produced 88 documents totaling 566 pages.
Between January 2023 and March 2023, Plaintiff deposed 19 fact witnesses, including Defendants and non-parties.
On March 18, 2023, Plaintiff filed Plaintiff’s Motion to Compel Additional Rule 30(b)(6) Testimony from Ascension Health Alliance.
On March 21, 2023, the parties engaged in a mediation session overseen by David M. Murphy of Phillips ADR (the “Mediator”). The mediation session failed to produce a resolution of the Action.
On April 27, 2023, Plaintiff served the opening expert report of Joseph W. Thompson, and Defendants Ian Sacks, Neal Moszkowski, Anthony Tersigni, and Anthony Speranzo and the TCP-ASC Defendants served the opening expert report of Daniel R. Fischel.
On May 10, 2023, Plaintiff filed Plaintiff’s Motion to Compel Production of Investor Communications.
On May 26, 2023, after briefing and oral argument, the Court issued a telephonic ruling on pending discovery motions in which the Court: (i) granted in part Plaintiff’s Motion to Compel Additional Rule 30(b)(6) Testimony from Ascension Health Alliance; (ii) granted Plaintiff’s Motion to Compel Investor Communications; (iii) denied Plaintiff’s Motion to Preclude Defendants’ Reliance on the Advice of Counsel Defense; and (iv) reserved decision on Plaintiff’s Motion to Compel Production of Improperly Withheld Documents.
On May 31, 2023, Plaintiff served the rebuttal expert report of Joseph W. Thompson and Defendants Ian Sacks, Neal Moszkowski, Anthony Tersigni, and Anthony Speranzo and the TCP-ASC Defendants served the rebuttal expert report of Daniel R. Fischel.
On June 2, 2023, Plaintiff filed its Motion for Partial Judgment on the Pleadings.
On June 7, 2023, Defendants David M. Dill, Joseph Flanagan, Michael C. Feiner, John B. Henneman, III, Agnes Bundy Scanlan, Jill Smith, Albert R. Zimmerli, and Susan A. Mandl, as Personal Representative for Alex J. Mandl, requested leave to file a motion for summary judgment.
On July 12, 2023, Defendants deposed Plaintiff’s expert witness, Joseph W. Thompson.
On July 14, 2023, the Court issued a letter decision denying the request by certain Defendants for leave to file a motion for summary judgment and Plaintiff’s request to seek pretrial adjudication of its motion for partial judgment on the pleadings.
After extensive arm’s-length negotiations facilitated by the Mediator, and following a mediator’s proposal, the Parties reached an agreement in principle on a global settlement of the Action that was memorialized in a binding term sheet executed by the Parties on August 29, 2023 (the “Settlement Term Sheet”). The Settlement Term Sheet set forth, among other things, the Parties’ global agreement to settle and release all claims against Defendants in the Action in return for a total payment of $45,400,000 (United States Dollars) in cash and certain amendments to the Second Amended Investor Rights Agreement and the Cloudmed Investor Rights Agreement, subject to certain terms and conditions and the execution of a customary “long form” stipulation and agreement of settlement and related papers.
On August 30, 2023, the Parties informed the Court regarding the agreement in principle to settle the Action and agreed to suspend all upcoming deadlines in the Action.
After additional negotiations regarding the specific terms of their agreement, the Parties entered into the Stipulation on September 27, 2023. The Stipulation, which reflects the final and binding agreement between the Parties on the terms and conditions of the Settlement and supersedes the Settlement Term Sheet, can be viewed on this website.
On October 2, 2023, the Court entered a Scheduling Order directing that notice of the Settlement be provided to potential Class Members and current R1 stockholders, and scheduling the Settlement Hearing to, among other things, consider whether to grant final approval to the Settlement.