Datapoint: Clover Health to Settle Shareholder Lawsuits
Clover Health Investments Corp. said on April 4 that a federal district court preliminarily approved its settlement agreement to resolve multiple shareholder-filed lawsuits against the Medicare Advantage startup. Clover had faced several class-action lawsuits that accused it of concealing material information from investors — including an active Dept. of Justice investigation — when it went public in 2021. In April 2023, Clover agreed to pay $22 million to pay one of the consolidated shareholder lawsuits against it. The more recent settlement agreement — which was first disclosed last June and received preliminary court approval on March 5 — would resolve the remaining shareholder-led civil cases filed against Clover in Delaware, New York, and Tennessee courts. While this settlement does not involve any monetary payment, it will require Clover to “implement a suite of corporate governance enhancements.” The startup currently serves 78,129 Medicare Advantage members in five states.
Source: AIS’s Directory of Health Plans