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Deloitte & Touche LLP : Medaphis Corp. Conclusion: According to Medaphis's 10-Q filing dated 2/02/1998, following the Company's August 14, 1996 announcement regarding earnings expectations and certain charges, Medaphis and certain of its then current and former officers, one of whom was also a director, were named as defendants in nineteen putative shareholder class action lawsuits filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. On November 22, 1996, the plaintiffs in these lawsuits filed a Consolidated Amended Class Action Complaint. On February 3, 1997, the plaintiffs filed a Consolidated Second Amended Complaint (the "Consolidated Second Amended Complaint"). In general, the Consolidated Second Amended Complaint alleges violations of the federal securities laws in connection with Medaphis' filings under the federal Securities acts and public disclosures. The Consolidated Second Amended Complaint is brought on behalf of a class of persons who purchased or otherwise acquired Medaphis Common Stock between February 6, 1996 and October 21, 1996. The Consolidated Second Amended Complaint also asserts claims on behalf of a sub-class of all persons who acquired Medaphis Common Stock pursuant to the merger between Medaphis and HDS. The Consolidated Second Amended Complaint seekscompensatory and rescissory damages, as well as fees, interest and other costs. On February 14, 1997, the defendants moved to dismiss the Consolidated Second Amended Complaint in its entirety. On May 27, 1997, the court denied defendants' motion to dismiss. As a result of the Company's restatement of its fiscal 1995 financial statements, the Company may not be able to sustain a defense to strict liability on certain claims under the 1933 Act, but the Company believes that it has substantial defenses to the alleged damages relating to such 1933 Act claims. The parties entered into a Stipulation and Agreement of Settlement dated December 15, 1997 (the "Stipulation") to settle the 1996 putative shareholder class action litigation which is the subject of the Consolidated Second Amended Complaint on a class-wide basis for $20 million in cash (to be paid by the Company's directors' and officers' liability insurance carriers), 3,955,556 shares of Medaphis Common Stock, and warrants to purchase 5,309,523 shares of Medaphis Common Stock at $12 per share for a five-year period which were valued at $22.3 million using an option pricing model. The Stipulation also includes, among other things: (i) a complete release of claims against the Company, the individual defendants and certain related persons and entities; and (ii) certain anti-dilution rights in favor of plaintiffs with respect to certain future issuances of shares of Medaphis Common Stock or warrants or rights to acquire Medaphis Common Stock to settle existing civil litigation and claims pending or asserted against the Company, subject to a 5.0 million share basket below which there will be no dilution adjustments. The Stipulation also contains other conditions including, but not limited to, consent and approval of the Company's insurance carriers and the insurance carriers' payment of the cash portion of the settlement, and the final approval of the settlement by the court. On December 15, 1997, the court granted preliminary approval to the settlement and conditionally certified the classes for settlement purposes only. The Company recorded a $52.5 million charge in the quarter ended September 30, 1997 for this settlement.

According to a Press Release dated 10/22/97, the Complaint alleges claims based on false and misleading statements regarding Medaphis' income in Medaphis financial statements and reports for 1995, the fourth quarter of 1995 and the first quarter of 1996 in which the Company's income was overstated due to revenue recognition practices that violated generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP").

INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION:
SIC Code: 7374
Sector: Technology
Industry: Software & Programming

COMPANY/ISSUER NAME:	Medaphis Corp.
COMPANY/ISSUER TICKER:	MEDA
COMPANY WEBSITE:	www.per-se.com

FIRST IDENTIFIED COMPLAINT IN THE DATABASE

Carley Capital Group, et al. v. Deloitte & Touche LLP, et al.

COURT: N.D. Georgia	DOCKET NUMBER: 97-CV-3183
JUDGE NAME: Hon. Thomas W. Thrash
DATE FILED: 10/21/1997	SOURCE: Other
CLASS PERIOD START: 02/06/1996	CLASS PERIOD END: 10/21/1996
TYPE OF COMPLAINT: Complaint (Unamended and Unconsolidated)
PLAINTIFF FIRMS NAMED IN COMPLAINT:
Berger & Montague PC 1622 Locust Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19103 (voice) 800.424.6690, (fax) 215.875.4604, investorprotect@bm.net Chitwood & Harley LLP 1230 Peachtree Street, N.E., 2300 Promenade II, Atlanta, GA, 30309 (voice) 888.873.3999, (fax) 404.873.4476, info@chitwoodlaw.com _____________________________________________ TOTAL NUMBER OF PLAINTIFF FIRMS: 2

DOCUMENTS FOR THE FIRST IDENTIFIED COMPLAINT
Class Action Complaint For Violations Of The Federal Securities Laws
Type: Complaint		Date on the document: 10/21/1997

REFERENCE COMPLAINT

Carley Capital Group, et al. v. Deloitte & Touche LLP, et al.

COURT: N.D. Georgia	DOCKET NUMBER: 97-CV-3183
JUDGE NAME: Hon. Joan B. Gottschall
DATE FILED: 10/30/1998	SOURCE: Business Wires
CLASS PERIOD START: 02/06/1996	CLASS PERIOD END: 10/21/1996
TYPE OF COMPLAINT: Third Amended and Consolidated
PLAINTIFF FIRMS NAMED IN COMPLAINT:
Berger & Montague PC 1622 Locust Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19103 (voice) 800.424.6690, (fax) 215.875.4604, investorprotect@bm.net Chitwood & Harley LLP (Atlanta) 7945 East Paces Ferry Road, 1400 Resurgens Plaza, Atlanta, GA, 30326 (voice) 404.266.1650, (fax) , info@chitwoodlaw.com Goodkind Labaton Rudoff & Sucharow LLP 100 Park Avenue, New York, NY, 10017 (voice) 212.907.0700, (fax) 212.818.0477, info@glrslaw.com Milberg Weiss Bershad & Schulman LLP (New York) One Pennsylvania Plaza, 49th Floor, New York, NY, 10119 (voice) 212.594.5300, (fax) 212.868.1229, info@milbergweiss.com Pomerantz Haudek Block Grossman & Gross LLP (New York) 100 Park Avenue, 26th Floor, New York, NY, 10017-5516ven (voice) 212.661.1100, (fax) 212.661.8665, info@pomerantzlaw.com/ Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz LLP (New York) 270 Madison Avenue, New York, NY, 10016 (voice) 212.545.4600, (fax) 212.686.0114, newyork@whafh.com _____________________________________________ TOTAL NUMBER OF PLAINTIFF FIRMS: 6

DOCUMENTS FOR THE REFERENCE COMPLAINT
U.S. District Court Civil Docket
Type: Docket		Date on the document: 04/17/2002

OTHER DOCUMENTS

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