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CoreCivic derivative settlement preliminarily approved; $3.5M attorneys' fees, governance reforms
CoreCivic, Inc.
- Court granted preliminary approval of derivative settlement on Sept 19, 2022; final hearing Dec 1, 2022.
- Settlement requires CoreCivic to adopt corporate governance reforms for at least 4 years.
- CoreCivic pays $3.5M in plaintiffs' attorneys' fees; liability was accrued as of June 30, 2022.
- Settlement resolves multiple derivative actions including In re CoreCivic, Friedmann, Delgrosso, Whitehead.
- Individual defendants deny all allegations; no admission of liability or wrongdoing.