TMX Newsfile·2026-03-09 13:53Core Viewpoint - Kehoe Law Firm is investigating potential breach of fiduciary duty claims against Universal Health Services, Inc. due to allegations of mismanagement by its board and executives, which may have harmed shareholders [1][2]. Group 1: Legal Investigations and Allegations - The investigation focuses on whether Universal Health's board members or senior executives failed to fulfill their fiduciary duties, potentially leading to shareholder harm [2]. - A lawsuit filed in December 2024 represents over 100 former minor patients alleging sexual abuse at Hartgrove Hospital and other UHS-operated facilities in Illinois [3]. - By November 2025, more than 30 lawsuits had been filed against Universal Health, alleging sexual abuse of minors at its for-profit psychiatric hospital facilities [3]. Group 2: Recent Developments - In December 2025, Universal Health was in the news again as Illinois prosecutors charged a former mental health counselor with sexually assaulting children as young as 7 over an eight-year period ending in 2004 [4].