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Enhabit and Encompass Health Collect $43.1 Million from Individual Defendants in Delaware Fiduciary Breach Case
DALLAS, February 12, 2026--Enhabit, Inc. (NYSE: EHAB) announced today that, along with Encompass Health Corporation (NYSE: EHC), they have collected $43.1 million in full satisfaction of their claims for attorneys’ fees and mitigation damages in the Delaware Court of Chancery against former officer Chris Walker, Vistria Group senior partner David Schuppan, and Nautic Partners managing director Christopher Corey. These claims related to the December 2024 judgment in favor of Enhabit and Encompass
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