Lifeline Systems, formerly Philips Lifeline, was started in 1972 by gerontologist, Dr. Andrew Dibner and his wife, Susan Dibner, who was a sociologist. Dr. Dibner started developing the medical alert system technology in the early 1970s. By the late '70s, they began selling their Lifeline...
Lifeline, formerly Philips Lifeline, is the #1 medical alert service, trusted by more than 7.5 million U.S. subscribers for over 40 years.
The move was viewed as aimed against the interests of Ihor Kolomoisky, who formerly owned the country's largest lender, PrivatBank - nationalized in 2016 - and who has waged a legal battle to regain control or receive government compensation. (Reporting by David Lawder in Wa...