Christopher Psaila v. Erika Girardi et al

  1. February 28, 2024

    Erika Girardi Can't Shed Costume Merchant's Suit

    A California federal judge has kept alive a costume merchant's malicious prosecution claim against singer and reality TV star Erika Girardi, saying the merchant showed evidence that Girardi had him wrongfully arrested and prosecuted on made-up fraud charges.

  2. February 26, 2024

    AmEx Fights To Arbitrate Merchant's Girardi-Linked Suit

    An attorney for American Express Co. urged a California federal judge on Monday to reconsider his tentative ruling declining to force a costume merchant to arbitrate malicious prosecution claims over charges disputed by Erika Girardi, saying the agreement in question applies to the merchant and not just his company.

  3. December 18, 2023

    Erika Girardi Fights Uphill In Costumer's False Claims Suit

    A California federal judge said Monday he is leaning toward allowing a false claims lawsuit brought against Erika Girardi and others by a costumer to move forward, saying in a tentative ruling the defendants "underestimated the significance" of the U.S. Department of Justice dismissing a criminal case against the costumer.

  4. August 29, 2023

    Erika Girardi's False Claims Devastated Costumer, Suit Says

    Erika Girardi "nearly destroyed" a Hollywood costumer's business and life when she and her husband, now-disbarred lawyer Tom Girardi, leveraged a personal connection with Secret Service agents to convince prosecutors to falsely charge the designer with fraud, according to a suit filed Tuesday in California federal court.