NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

The following statement is being issued by Levi & Korsinsky, LLP:

To: All persons or entities who purchased or otherwise acquired securities of DaVita Inc. (“DaVita”) (NYSE: DVA) between August 5, 2015 and October 21, 2016. You are hereby notified that a securities class action lawsuit has been commenced in the USDC for the District of Colorado. To get more information go to:

http://www.zlk.com/pslra/davita-inc

or contact Joseph E. Levi, Esq. either via email at [email protected] or by telephone at (212) 363-7500, toll-free: (877) 363-5972. There is no cost or obligation to you.

The complaint alleges that throughout the Class Period, Defendants made materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) DaVita and its senior executives purposefully steered patients into needless insurance plans to maximize profits; (2) DaVita was using American Kidney Fund to facilitate these inappropriate practices; (3) therefore DaVita’s revenues and profits were illegally acquired; (4) as a result, DaVita lacked effective internal controls over financial reporting.

On January 6, 2017, the Wall Street Journal published an article revealing that DaVita had received subpoenas from federal prosecutors seeking “the production of information related to charitable premium assistance” in connection with DaVita’s ties to the American Kidney Fund, a charity that helps patients pay for kidney dialysis.

If you suffered a loss in DaVita you have until April 3, 2017 to request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn’t require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.

Levi & Korsinsky is a national firm with offices in New York, New Jersey, California, Connecticut, and Washington D.C. The firm’s attorneys have extensive expertise and experience representing investors in securities litigation involving financial fraud, and have recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for aggrieved shareholders. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes.

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