MAZ Partners LP v. PHC, Inc. et al

  1. March 08, 2019

    Attys Who Won $3M For Shareholders Seek $1.4M In Fees

    Wolf Popper LLP and Berman Tabacco attorneys who represented a class of investors in a suit against the CEO of a behavioral health company asked a Massachusetts federal judge Friday for $1.4 million in attorneys' fees and expenses, nearly half the class' $3 million award.

  2. July 13, 2017

    'Little Red Hen' Shareholders Awarded $3M, But No New Trial

    A Massachusetts federal judge cited an old folk tale Thursday when she decided to award a class of health care investors $3 million from the company's CEO, saying that they may not have been hurt, but they weren't treated fairly and fought hard for their recovery.

  3. April 18, 2017

    Health Care CEO Fights New Trial Bid In Merger Dispute

    The former CEO of a chain of behavioral health clinics asked a Massachusetts federal court Monday to deny a motion for a new trial by shareholders accusing him of breaching his fiduciary duty in a 2011 merger, saying the jury came to its conclusion the shareholders were undamaged legitimately.

  4. March 10, 2017

    Jury Sides With Health Care CEO In Merger Spat

    The former CEO of a chain of behavioral health clinics and the company that he merged with dodged a shareholder suit on Friday when a Massachusetts federal jury found that the class of disgruntled investors didn’t suffer an economic loss caused by a breach of fiduciary duty.

  5. March 09, 2017

    Some Shareholder Claims Against Health Care Co. Nixed

    A Massachusetts federal judge said Thursday that parts of a shareholder suit against directors of a behavioral health clinic chain can't move forward in light of a recent state high court decision, but will let the rest of the case over a merger proceed.

  6. March 02, 2017

    Ex-Health Co. CEO Defends Merger That Paid Him $4.7M

    The former CEO of a chain of behavioral health centers on Thursday defended a 2011 merger that saw him take home a $4.7 million sweetener, telling a Massachusetts federal jury considering the class action shareholder suit against him that the overall deal was in the best interests of his company.

  7. February 27, 2017

    CEO Reaped Most Benefits Of Health Care Merger, Jury Told

    Shareholders of a chain of inpatient behavioral health centers told a federal jury in Boston on Monday that the company's CEO gave himself a $4.7 million payout and a cushy new job amid a 2011 merger with Acadia Healthcare, while short-changing most investors.

  8. October 18, 2016

    Trial Looms In Suit Over PHC-Acadia Merger

    A Massachusetts federal judge said Tuesday that a class action shareholder suit stemming from the 2011 merger of behavioral health providers Acadia Healthcare Co. Inc. and PHC Inc. should head to trial this winter.