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Will Tom Girardi, Now Convicted, Go to Prison?

Girardi, 85, faces up to 80 years in prison, according to federal prosecutors. But one former federal prosecutor said the sentencing guidelines put him in the range of nine to 14 years.
5 minute read

Law.com

Critical Mass With Law.com's Amanda Bronstad: Los Angeles Jury Convicts Tom Girardi of Wire Fraud, Johnson & Johnson Puts a 'Pause' on Planned Talc Bankruptcy

7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Glen Mills Schools Mass Tort Gets New Bellwether Dates After Pause in Trial Schedule

The first trials in the program had initially been scheduled to kick off earlier this summer, but those proceedings were put on hold while the parties engaged in court-ordered mediation.
3 minute read

The Recorder

'A Den of Thieves': Jurors Begin Deliberations in Tom Girardi's Criminal Trial

"At the end of the day," prosecutor Scott Paetty told jurors on Monday, "this trial is a simple and sad story of betrayal of trust and greed."
6 minute read

Law.com

Criminal Case Against Tom Girardi

Tom Girardi, 85, was charged on Feb. 1 with stealing at least $18 million from clients of his Los Angeles law firm, Girardi Keese, over the past decade. Others have been indicted. Here, we compiled the reporting in one place.
11 minute read

Litigation Daily

Litigator of the Week: A Long-Sought Win on Preemption for Monsanto at the Third Circuit

David Zionts of Covington & Burling argued for Monsanto at the Third Circuit in a case where the court held that the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act preempted plaintiffs' failure-to-warn claims brought under Pennsylvania state law. The decision splits with the Ninth and Eleventh Circuits, which rejected Monsanto's preemption arguments in earlier Roundup cases.
9 minute read

The Recorder

'Every Client Got Every Penny': Tom Girardi Takes the Stand in His Criminal Trial

"Obviously, we didn't know about it. The firm was doing well, everything was great," Tom Girardi testified when asked about ex-Girardi Keese CFO Christopher Kamon's alleged fraud. "He was pretty clever in stealing millions of dollars."
7 minute read

The Recorder

Tom Girardi May Testify at His Own Criminal Trial, Lawyer Says

Most of Wednesday's testimony focused on Tom Girardi's defense that the former chief financial officer of Girardi Keese, Christopher Kamon, was stealing millions from the firm to fund a lifestyle of exotic trips, expensive cars and paid girlfriends.
5 minute read

Law.com

Critical Mass With Law.com's Amanda Bronstad: Tom Girardi's Secretaries, Housekeeper and Neurologist Testify at Criminal Trial; Could 3rd Circuit's Preemption Ruling Put Monsanto's Roundup Before SCOTUS?

6 minute read

The Recorder

Girardi Keese CFO's Ex Tells Jurors: Firm Funds Paid for My Trips, Home, Allowance

Nicole Rokita, ex-girlfriend of former Girardi Keese CFO Christopher Kamon, is one of two witnesses that Tom Girardi's lawyers insisted were critical to their case.
5 minute read

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