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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-229138"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ACHC"
cik: "0001520697"
company_name: "Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-05-18T21:15:03+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-18T21:16:53.803711+00:00"
event_type: "litigation"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Acadia subsidiary faces $105M jury verdict in retaliatory termination suit

## Summary
- San Diego jury awarded $35M compensatory and $70M punitive damages on May 12, 2026.
- Plaintiff is a former employee of Fashion Valley CTC terminated in October 2023.
- Acadia and Fashion Valley deny allegations and will challenge verdict in post-trial motions and appeal.
- Company is not a party to the lawsuit; Fashion Valley is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary.
- Acadia warns final outcome may differ materially due to uncertainties in litigation.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-229138
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ACHC
- cik: 0001520697
- company_name: Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-05-18T21:15:03+00:00
- event_type: litigation
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 8.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1520697/000119312526229138/0001193125-26-229138-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1520697/000119312526229138/d120719d8k.htm

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