A Chicago Law Firm Asks Judge to Allow a $50 Million Lawsuit Against ‘Real Housewives’ Star Erika Girardi
Chicago plaintiffs firm Edelson PC on Tuesday said it was preparing to file a new $50 million lawsuit against reality TV star Erika Jayne Girardi, calling her the “frontwoman” for a criminal conspiracy that was run out of her husband Tom Girardi’s law firm.
Edelson disclosed its draft complaint against Erika Girardi and others as part of a proposal it filed in Chicago federal court: The firm and its insurer would pay the families of the victims of the 2018 Lion Air crash who never received settlement funds from Girardi Keese, Tom Girardi’s now-defunct law firm.
Edelson in December 2020 accused the Girardis of using $2 million in settlement money meant for the families of four victims of the 2018 Lion Air crash to bankroll a “glitz-and-glam” Hollywood lifestyle. The proposal Edelson presented to U.S. District Judge Thomas Durkin includes an agreement with victims’ families to pay them at least $2 million.
