Summary Judgment for HTMS in Fraud Case

Client Type: Private Company

We represented HealthTech Management Services, Inc. (HTMS) in exercising its rights as a victim under the federal Crime Victims Rights Acts in a federal criminal prosecution and in litigating a related civil lawsuit. HTMS had been victimized when one of its employees, Paul Cardwell, together with co-conspirator Michael Plake, defrauded a client of HTMS out of more than $847,000. We led the internal investigation by HTMS, disclosed the crime to federal law-enforcement, liaised with federal law-enforcement throughout the resulting criminal prosecution of Cardwell and Plake, and conducted related federal civil litigation that resulted in summary judgment against Cardwell and his co-conspirator and ultimately judgments of $3.5 million and $2 million against Cardwell and Plake, respectively.

HealthTech Management Services® works with critical access, district and acute care hospitals across the U.S. to help them improve financial strength, build professional excellence and grow to meet the needs of their community.

We represented HealthTech Management Services, Inc. (HTMS) in exercising its rights as a victim under the federal Crime Victims Rights Acts in a federal criminal prosecution and in litigating a related civil lawsuit. HTMS had been victimized when one of its employees, Paul Cardwell, together with co-conspirator Michael Plake, defrauded a client of HTMS out of more than $847,000. We led the internal investigation by HTMS, disclosed the crime to federal law-enforcement, liaised with federal law-enforcement throughout the resulting criminal prosecution of Cardwell and Plake, and conducted related federal civil litigation that resulted in summary judgment against Cardwell and his co-conspirator and ultimately judgments of $3.5 million and $2 million against Cardwell and Plake, respectively.

HealthTech Management Services® works with critical access, district and acute care hospitals across the U.S. to help them improve financial strength, build professional excellence and grow to meet the needs of their community.