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The Recorder

Client Fought for Son's Settlement as Girardi Keese Paid for Private Jets, Luxury Cars

In one of the more dramatic moments of the Tom Girardi criminal trial, ex-client Erika Saldana broke down in tears recalling her fight to get $1 million in settlement funds less than a year before her ill son died.
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The Recorder

'I Didn't See Anything Wrong With It': Ex-Accountant Gives Glimpse of Girardi Keese's Finances

On the fifth day of a criminal trial against Tom Girardi, ex-Girardi Keese accounting employee Norina Rouillard was asked on cross-examination about a "secret" bank account in San Bernardino, California.
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The Recorder

Witness: Ex-Girardi Keese Funds Paid for Lavish Parties, Erika Girardi's Business

Norina Rouillard, who joined Girardi Keese's accounting department in 2003, testified on Monday about millions of dollars flowing from the Los Angeles law firm's bank accounts for Tom Girardi's lavish parties, country clubs, private jets and the expenses of his wife Erika Girardi's entertainment business.
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The Recorder

'He Hung Up On Me.' Ex-Girardi Keese Attorney Testifies About Attempts to Get Client Paid

Alexa Galloway, who was a law clerk when she started at the Los Angeles firm in 2018, told jurors that she had no idea why her client, Judy Selberg, hadn't been paid her portion of a $504,000 settlement.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Pa. Appeals Court Shuts Down Bid for Clarity Amid 'Mallory' Uncertainty

Defendant Syngenta Crop Protection had urged the Superior Court to permit its appeal, arguing that there was an "urgent need for clarity concerning the constitutional and jurisdictional questions left in Mallory's wake."
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The Recorder

'It Was Shocking': Tom Girardi's Former Clients Testify About Missing Settlement Checks

Former Girardi Keese clients testified on Wednesday how they repeatedly attempted to get their settlement agreements or settlement payments but were ignored or told, in emails and memos, that Tom Girardi hadn't signed the checks.
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Law.com

Critical Mass With Law.com's Amanda Bronstad: Tom Girardi's Criminal Trial Begins in Los Angeles, Who Were the Attorneys Behind the $4B Hawaii Wildfire Settlement?

On Tuesday, 12 jurors and three alternatives were selected for the federal government's criminal case against Tom Girardi.
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The Recorder

Prosecutor: Tom Girardi Used His Clients' Money 'Like a Personal Piggy Bank'

Jurors heard opening statements on Tuesday in a downtown Los Angeles courtroom for the Tom Girardi criminal trial, which is expected to last two weeks.
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The Recorder

Jury Selection Starts in Tom Girardi's Criminal Trial

About 70 jurors were brought into a downtown Los Angeles courtroom for the trial, which is expected to last two weeks.
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Law.com

Dallas Law Firm That Won 2 Talc Verdicts This Year Opens Another J&J Trial

Dean Omar Branham Shirley, which won jury awards of $45 million and $260 million in Illinois and Oregon, gave opening statements to a South Carolina jury on behalf of Michael Perry, who, at 53 years old, was diagnosed with mesothelioma in 2023.
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