The law firm of Kirby McInerney LLP reminds investors that a class action lawsuit has been filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois on behalf of those who acquired Oak Street Health, Inc. (โOak Streetโ or the โCompanyโ) (NYSE: OSH) securities from August 6, 2020 through November 8, 2021, inclusive (the โClass Periodโ). Investors have until March 14, 2022 to apply to the Court to be appointed as lead plaintiff in the lawsuit.
Oak Street operates primary care centers within the United States. Oak Street โengages Medicare eligible patients through the use of an innovative community outreach approach.โ
On November 8, 2021, Oak Street filed its third quarter quarterly report with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (โSECโ) on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2021. Therein, the Company, in relevant part, disclosed that on November 1, 2021 the Company received a civil investigative demand (โCIDโ) from the United States Department of Justice (โDOJโ). According to the CID, the DOJ was investigating whether the Company violated the False Claims Act. The CID also requests documents and information related to Oak Streetโs relationships with โthird-party marketing agentsโ and Oak Streetโs โprovision of free transportation to federal health care beneficiaries.โ On this news, the Companyโs stock price declined by $9.75 per share, or approximately 20.79%, from $46.89 per share to close at $37.14 per share on November 9, 2021.
The lawsuit alleges throughout the Class Period, Defendants made materially false and/or misleading statements and failed to disclose to investors that: (1) Oak Street maintained relationships with third-party marketing agents likely to provoke law enforcement scrutiny; (2) Oak Street was providing free transportation to federal health care beneficiaries in a manner that would provoke law enforcement scrutiny; (3) these activities may be violations of the False Claims Act; (4) as such, Oak Street was at a heightened risk of investigation by the DOJ and/or other federal law enforcement agencies; (5) as a result, Oak Street was subject to adverse impacts related to defense and settlement costs and diversion of management resources; and (6) as a result of the foregoing, Defendantsโ positive statements about the Companyโs business, operations, and prospects were materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis.
If you purchased or otherwise acquired Oak Street securities, have information, or would like to learn more about these claims, please contact Thomas W. Elrod of Kirby McInerney LLP by email at investigations@kmllp.com, or by filling out this contact form, to discuss your rights or interests with respect to these matters without any cost to you.
Kirby McInerney LLP is a New York-based plaintiffsโ law firm concentrating in securities, antitrust, whistleblower, and consumer litigation. The firmโs efforts on behalf of shareholders in securities litigation have resulted in recoveries totaling billions of dollars. Additional information about the firm can be found at Kirby McInerney LLPโs website: http://www.kmllp.com.
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