Steward Health Lodges Suits to Claw Back Pre-Bankruptcy Payments

Steward Health Care System LLC filed more than 100 lawsuits seeking to recover tens of millions of dollars from transactions it made before its bankruptcy.

The private health-care network initiated the suits Friday in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas, saying the pre-bankruptcy payments should be voided because the company was insolvent at the time of each transaction.

The suits targeted more than $30 million combined as of late Friday afternoon, as new suits were still being filed.

The majority of the claims were for amounts under $1 million, with the exception of a few. One ...