Commitments and Contingencies

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Commitments and Contingencies

Commitments and Contingencies

Commitments

Operating leases

See Note 18, Leases, for commitments related to our operating leases.

Contingencies

From time to time, we may be subjected to claims or lawsuits which arise in the ordinary course of business, including the previously disclosed tax matter and matters described below. See Note 13, Income Taxes, for further information. Estimates for resolution of legal and other contingencies are accrued when losses are probable and reasonably estimable in accordance with ASC 450, Contingencies. Except as set forth below, in the opinion of management, after consulting with legal counsel, none of these other claims are currently expected to have a material adverse effect on our consolidated results of operations, financial position or cash flows.

Advisory Services Agreement Dispute

As discussed in Note 1, Organization and Business, since 2021, UpHealth Holdings has been a party to a legal action in the state court in New York entitled Needham & Company LLC (“Needham”) v. UpHealth Holdings, Inc. and UpHealth Services, Inc. (the “Needham Action”), which arose out of UpHealth Services’ engagement of Needham to provide placement and other financial advisory services. On September 14, 2023, the court in New York issued a Decision and Order granting summary judgment in favor of Needham and denying UpHealth Holdings’ and UpHealth Services’ motion for summary judgment. The court in New York entered that Decision and Order on its docket on September 15, 2023. The Decision and Order concluded that Needham is entitled to a fee in the amount of $31.3 million, plus interest. On September 18, 2023, the court in New York signed a judgment against UpHealth Holdings and UpHealth Services in the amount of $31.3 million, plus prejudgment interest of $6.5 million, for a total judgment of $37.8 million, plus post-judgment interest of 9% per year. Notwithstanding the filing of the voluntary petition for relief under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code in the Bankruptcy Court, and the automatic stay pursuant to section 362(a) of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, the Clerk of Court of the court in New York entered the judgment in favor of Needham on the court’s docket on September 27, 2023. On November 13, 2023, UpHealth Holdings entered into a stipulation with Needham in the Bankruptcy Court providing that, to the extent it applies, the automatic stay pursuant to section 362(a) of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code shall be deemed modified for the sole and limited purpose of authorizing UpHealth Holdings and UpHealth Services to appeal the New York court’s judgment (and for Needham to be able to participate in the appeal). The Bankruptcy Court entered an order approving this stipulation on November 30, 2023. On December 6, 2023, UpHealth Holdings and UpHealth Services, Inc. appealed the judgment entered in New York state court to the New York Supreme Court’s Appellate Division, First Department. Briefing in the appeal is complete and UpHealth Holdings expects oral argument, which has not yet been scheduled, to be set in April or May of 2024. The ultimate outcome of this matter is unknown at this time.

Included in accrued expenses in our consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2022 was a liability totaling $8.0 million related to this matter. As a result of the summary judgment, in the three months ended September 30, 2023, we recorded additional expense of $29.8 million, which was included in acquisition, integration, and transformation costs in our consolidated statements of operations, which increased our total liability to $37.8 million as of September 30, 2023. As discussed in Note 1, Organization and Business, we deconsolidated UpHealth Holdings and its subsidiaries as of September 30, 2023; accordingly, the financial position of UpHealth Holdings subsequent to September 30, 2023 is not included in our consolidated financial statements.

Indemnification

Certain of our agreements require us to indemnify our customers from any claim or finding of intellectual property infringements, as well as from any losses incurred relating to breach of representations, failure to perform, or specific events as outlined within the particular contract. We have not received any claims or estimated the maximum potential amount of indemnification liability under these agreements and have recorded no liabilities for these agreements.