'Housewives' Star Erika Girardi Settles $25 Million Lawsuit over Money From Husband's Firm
The trustee said Erika Jayne must repay $25 million in firm-paid expenses, but both sides reached a settlement days before trial.
- On Friday, Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Erika Jayne settled a $25 million bankruptcy lawsuit, ending a five-year legal battle just before trial began in Los Angeles federal court.
- The 2021 lawsuit alleged Jayne used more than $25 million from her ex-husband Tom Girardi's defunct law firm, Girardi Keese, for personal expenses during his fraudulent scheme.
- Pretrial filings revealed Girardi Keese paid at least $14 million in American Express charges for Jayne between 2008 and 2020, with prosecutors claiming the firm "operated Girardi Keese like a Ponzi-scheme."
- Throughout the proceedings, Jayne maintained she was ignorant of Girardi's crimes and denied legal liability, claiming in depositions she did not know the source of funds for her music career.
- Tom Girardi is currently serving a seven-year prison sentence for wire fraud, while both parties have until Tuesday, May 26, to file the official settlement notice and dismissal request.
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Erika Jayne’s $25M Lawsuit Takes Major Turn Days Before Trial
Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/MEGA Erika Jayne’s years-long legal battle appears to have taken a dramatic turn just days before she was expected to head to trial. “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” star reportedly settled her massive $25 million lawsuit only days before proceedings were scheduled to begin on May 26. The case, which has loomed over Jayne for years amid fallout from estranged husband Tom Girardi’s legal scandal, accused the…
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union-bulletin.com'Housewives' star Erika Girardi settles $25 million lawsuit over money from husband's firm
LOS ANGELES — Pop crooner and "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" star Erika Girardi quietly put an end to a long and splashy legal battle over her ex-husband's now-defunct law firm on Thursday, settling a $25 million bankruptcy lawsuit in…
'Housewives' star Erika Girardi settles $25-million lawsuit over money from husband's firm
Erika Girardi, a pop star who appeared on the reality show "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills," faced a lawsuit that alleged she should have known her husband, Tom Girardi, was supporting her singing career with money diverted from his now-defunct law firm.
Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’ Erika Jayne Settles $25 Million Bankruptcy Lawsuit Ahead of Trial
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Erika Jayne has settled her $25 million bankruptcy lawsuit, Us Weekly can confirm. During a Thursday, May 21, pretrial conference, Erika, 54, and the plaintiff informed the judge that they reached a settlement days before a trial was scheduled to begin. The two sides have until Tuesday, May 26, to file a settlement notice and dismissal request. “Based on multiple conversations with counsel we have agreed…
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