Nobilis Sues Anson Funds, Anson Analyst Sunny Puri for $300M

Nobilis Health Corp. (NYSE MKT: HLTH) announced today that it has filed suit in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice against Sunny Puri, Anson Canada, Anson LP, Anson Capital, Anson Investment Fund, and Anson Catalyst Fund, along with John Does 1 through 20. The claim alleges that these individuals perpetrated a scheme to damage Nobilis' reputation and business relationships in order to profit through short-selling of Nobilis stock. Nobilis is seeking monetary damages in excess of $300,000,000 along with punitive damages. Nobilis expects to add more Anson affiliates and other participants in the scheme as defendants.The complaint specifically alleges that the Anson family of hedge funds and associated-individuals devised and participated in a "short attack" scheme against the Plaintiff, Nobilis Health Corp., in which the defendants broadcast false and defamatory information about Nobilis in order to drive down the price of Nobilis' publicly traded stock (the "Nobilis Common Stock") so that the defendants could profit from short positions they had taken in Nobilis Common Stock and derivative securities thereof. The key to the scheme was the written attack (the "Article") on Nobilis' business which the defendants prepared See full press release