Girardi Keese

  1. June 23, 2021

    Girardi Claims Pile Up Ahead Of Bankruptcy Deadline

    Creditors filed $46 million in additional claims against Girardi Keese before the close of a Wednesday court deadline, bringing to $129 million the total amount allegedly owed by the bankrupt law firm founded by disgraced plaintiffs attorney Thomas V. Girardi.

  2. June 23, 2021

    Erika Girardi's Accountant, Atty Targeted In Hunt For $20M

    An attorney investigating Erika Girardi wants to question the reality television star's accountant and divorce lawyer about her finances, saying in court documents they might reveal what happened to $20 million she may have received from her husband Thomas V. Girardi's now-bankrupt law firm.

  3. June 18, 2021

    Girardi Keese Loaned $20M To Erika Girardi's Biz, Atty Says

    Reality television star Erika Girardi's companies may have received over $20 million in loans from her husband's law firm, Girardi Keese, along with improperly assigned fees from a client settlement, a bankruptcy trustee's special counsel claimed Friday in court documents.

  4. June 16, 2021

    Girardi's Ex-Clients Go After His Wife In State Malpractice Suit

    Former clients of celebrity trial lawyer Thomas V. Girardi, along with the bankruptcy trustee liquidating the embattled attorney's personal property, have urged a California bankruptcy judge to lift a stay so the ex-clients can continue their collection pursuit against his estranged wife, "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" star Erika Girardi.

  5. June 15, 2021

    Erika Girardi's Atty Wants Out, Citing 'Breakdown' Of Trust

    "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" star Erika Girardi's attorney wants to drop her as a client after a "fundamental and material breakdown in the relationship" between her and the firm, according to documents filed Tuesday in her husband's bankruptcy cases.

  6. June 08, 2021

    Girardi Firm Trustee Can Hire Atty To Chase Wife's Assets

    Girardi Keese's bankruptcy trustee can hire a social media-savvy lawyer who has criticized the law firm founder's estranged wife, reality television star Erika Girardi, to investigate whether she has assets belonging to the defunct practice, a California federal judge ruled from the bench Tuesday.

  7. May 27, 2021

    LA Firm Says Girardi Keese Owes It $25M In Referral Fees

    Los Angeles plaintiffs firm Owen Patterson & Owen claims Girardi Keese owes it $25 million for unpaid referral fees on several mass tort cases, joining a long list of clients and co-counsel who say they've been ripped off by the scandal-plagued firm and its now-infamous founder, Thomas V. Girardi.

  8. May 26, 2021

    Bankrupt Girardi Firm Passes Off 86 Talc Cases Against J&J

    Girardi Keese has the green light to hand off 86 of its 178 clients in mass tort cases against Johnson & Johnson to California plaintiffs firm Robinson Calcagnie Inc., a California federal bankruptcy judge ruled Tuesday, granting an unopposed request from the Chapter 7 trustee.

  9. May 18, 2021

    Girardi Firm May Have Been Insolvent In 2015, Trustee Implies

    The bankruptcy trustee for Girardi Keese implied the scandal-plagued California plaintiffs firm may have been insolvent as early as 2015 in a one-sided exchange with its former chief financial officer, who refused to answer a series of probing questions.

  10. May 04, 2021

    Girardi's 'Real Housewife' Targeted By Lawyers, Critics

    Beneath a black-and-white Instagram filter, "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" star Erika Jayne strikes another sultry pose, clad in lingerie and a sparkling necklace for her 2.2 million followers.