Chemed Corporation CHE Securities Stock Fraud

Company:	Chemed Corporation
Ticker Symbol:	CHE
Class Period:	Feb-15-10 to Nov-16-11
Date Filed:	Jan-12-12
Lead Plaintiff Deadline:	Mar-12-12
Court:	Southern District of Ohio
Allegations:

New York, NY: A securities class action has been commenced on behalf of an institutional investor in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio on behalf of purchasers of Chemed Corporation ("Chemed"or the "Company") common stock during the period between February 15, 2010 and November 16, 2011 (the "Class Period").

The complaint charges Chemed and certain of its officers and directors with violations of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Chemed, through its subsidiaries, provides hospice care and repair and cleaning services in the United States. The Company operates in two segments: VITAS and Roto-Rooter.

The complaint alleges that during the Class Period, defendants issued materially false and misleading statements regarding the Company' business and prospects. Specifically, defendants misrepresented and/or failed to disclose the following adverse facts: (a) that the Company engaged in a scheme to fraudulently bill Medicare for hospice services for patients who did not qualify for hospice and fraudulently shifted the costs of those patients from health maintenance organizations that covered those patients prior to enrollment in hospice to the U.S. government; (b) that a significant portion of the Company' hospice enrollments, revenues and earnings were the direct result of defendants' scheme to enroll ineligible patients in hospice and fraudulently bill Medicare for hospice services; (c) that, in a complaint filed under seal, a former VITAS manager had accused the Company of engaging in a Company-wide scheme to enroll ineligible patients in hospice and fraudulently bill Medicare; (d) that the Company failed to maintain adequate internal controls and procedures with respect to hospice enrollments and Medicare billings; (e) that the Company' financial results were materially overstated as a result of defendants' fraudulent scheme to enroll ineligible patients in hospice; and (f) that, as a result of the foregoing, defendants lacked a reasonable basis for their positive statements about the Company and its prospects.

If you acquired the securities of the defendants during the Class Period you may, no later than the Lead Plaintiff Deadline shown above, request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff through counsel of your choice. You may also choose to remain an absent class member. A lead plaintiff must meet certain requirements.

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Published on Jan-13-12