In March 2021, the North Carolina Supreme Court upheld a ruling by the Court of Appeals that McGuireWoods could be held liable for statements made by Kurt Meyers at the press conference. Topping’s lawsuit against McGuireWoods and a former partner in the firm, Kurt Meyers, will proceed. Sutten, Hollowell and Martin’s testimony can be compelled by the judge in the case, if they refuse to comply. Three former Cardinal executives, CEO Trey Sutten, General Counsel Chuck Hollowell, and Deputy General Counsel Steve Martin, will be required to provide recorded interviews, detailing their roles in the defamation and the lawsuit. In addition to the half million-dollar payment, Cardinal Innovations has dismissed its lawsuit against Topping based on the same false allegations and will hand over the documents and interviews it provided to McGuireWoods that formed the basis of the press conference and the lawsuit. We continue to believe that those employees mislead not only regulators and the public, but also the Cardinal Board itself,” said Rudolf. “The Cardinal Innovations Board has accepted responsibility for the misconduct of its former employees. The payment was announced by prominent civil rights attorney David Rudolf, who represents Topping. CHARLOTTE, N.C.-( BUSINESS WIRE)-Cardinal Innovations Healthcare Solutions will pay its former CEO Richard Topping $500,000 for false and defamatory statements made by Cardinal Innovations and its law firm, McGuireWoods, at a 2018 press conference.
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