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Commissioners probe CarePoint bankruptcy and reports that Christ Hospital staff lost accrued sick and vacation time
Summary
County counsel said Hudson County's case against CarePoint Health was administratively dismissed after CarePoint filed for bankruptcy in Delaware; commissioners pressed for details as hospital employees reportedly lost accrued sick and vacation time and unions file grievances.
County counsel told commissioners on Jan. 21 that the county’s lawsuit against CarePoint Health has been affected by a bankruptcy filing in Delaware and that the county is participating in the bankruptcy proceedings.
"The litigation in State Court has been administratively dismissed because CarePoint filed bankruptcy in the State of Delaware," Hudson County Counsel Donato J. Battista said during the caucus meeting. "The County is participating in that bankruptcy filing. There was a hearing the other day in connection with the interim plan that CarePoint has submitted in bankruptcy court. We participated in opposition as to getting a…
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