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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-26-002390"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NOTV"
cik: "0000720154"
company_name: "Inotiv, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-01-16T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T10:00:01.477553+00:00"
event_type: "litigation"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Court preliminarily approves Inotiv derivative settlement; $2.49M from insurance for company benefit

## Summary
- Preliminary approval order issued Jan 7, 2026; final hearing set for Mar 18, 2026 at 9:00 a.m.
- Settlement includes $2,490,000 payment from insurance for Inotiv's benefit, used for securities class action settlement.
- Plaintiffs' attorneys' fees up to $2,250,000, subject to court approval, also funded by insurance.
- Inotiv to adopt corporate governance measures as part of settlement; no admission of liability by defendants.
- Derivative actions arose from Nov 2021 Envigo acquisition and later USDA inspections at Cumberland facility.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-26-002390
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NOTV
- cik: 0000720154
- company_name: Inotiv, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-01-16T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: litigation
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/720154/000162828026002390/0001628280-26-002390-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/720154/000162828026002390/notv-20260107.htm

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