A federal judge has dismissed Mary Kate Gulick's discrimination and retaliation lawsuit against Carson Group, where she formerly worked as chief marketing officer, after a joint request from her and the advisory firm.
The judge late last month dismissed the case with prejudice, meaning it can't be filed again later, days after Gulick and Carson Group filed a joint stipulation seeking dismissal. Each party will pay its own attorneys' fees and costs.
Proceedings in the case were largely put on hold in November after the RIA alleged Gulick had altered her medical records involved in the case.
Gulick's lawsuit, filed in 2024, alleged that Carson Group retaliated against and eventually fired her in 2023 after she expressed concerns over its response to a report that a firm employee had sexually assaulted a participant at a 2022 industry conference. Carson Group has denied Gulick's main allegations.
After the alleged assault on the conference attendee, Ron Carson — Carson Group's CEO at the time, now known as Omani Carson — decided not to fire the alleged assailant, Gulick contended in the lawsuit. It also alleged that her physical and mental health deteriorated over how the firm handled the matter.
As part of the discovery process, Carson asked Gulick to produce records of her communications with anyone, including health care providers, about the firm, the lawsuit, the allegations and events cited in the suit, and requested relevant medical records.
Carson later alleged it found significant differences in records that Gulick provided compared with records obtained from health care providers and that she used fraudulent medical records to advance her claims. Carson had also contended Gulick instructed at least three medical providers to alter her medical records before the litigation.
Andrew J. Wilson of Wilson Puk LLP in Omaha, Gulick's attorney in the case, said in a statement on her behalf sent via email Monday, “Ms. Gulick has decided to dismiss her lawsuit and move on, focusing on her family and her career in the new year."
Carson Group said in an emailed statement, "We have consistently denied Ms. Gulick’s allegations against Carson. In July 2025, we asked the Court to dismiss Ms. Gulick’s lawsuit, detailing numerous alterations to Ms. Gulick’s medical records used in the lawsuit. Following our request to the Court, Ms. Gulick’s original lawyers withdrew from the case.
"Ms. Gulick has since acknowledged that she altered her medical records prior to producing the records in the lawsuit. ... Ms. Gulick is receiving no financial payment from our firm or any related entity and has agreed to repay Carson for a portion of our costs. We are satisfied with this resolution and look forward to focusing all our resources on our advisors, their clients and our employees," the statement said.
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