According to the Complaint, PACS Group, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates senior care facilities, skilled nursing facilities, and assisted living facilities in the United States. This lawsuit was filed on behalf of purchasers of the Company's stock issued in connection with its April 11, 2024 initial public offering or during the Class Period. Defendants include the Company, two of its Officers, three of its Directors, and nine of its Underwriters.
On November 4, 2024, investment research firm Hindenburg Research published a report that accused the Company of engaging in fraudulent practices. The Company's share price fell 38.76% on November 6, 2024, on unusually heavy trading volume.
The Complaint alleges that in the Registration Statement and throughout the Class Period, Defendants made materially false and/or misleading statements, as well as failed to disclose material adverse facts about the Company’s business, operations, and prospects. Specifically, the Complaint alleges Defendants failed to disclose to investors: (1) that the Company engaged in a “scheme” to submit false Medicare claims which “drove more than 100% of PACS’ operating and net income from 2020 – 2023”; (2) that the Company engaged in a “scheme” to “bill thousands of unnecessary respiratory and sensory integration therapies to Medicare”; (3) that the Company engaged in a scheme to falsify documentation related to licensure and staffing; and (4) that, as a result of the foregoing, Defendants’ positive statements about the Company’s business, operations, and prospects were materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis.