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'He Is a Very Lonely Soul': Tom Girardi's Longtime Secretary, Housekeeper Take the Stand

'He couldn't remember a lot of things,' Tom Girardi's former housekeeper, Isabella Mancilla, testified on Monday. 'The only thing he wanted to do was go to his office.'
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Phila. Zantac Judge Denies Recusal Bid, but Urges Swift Appeal on His Ruling

"The position advocated by plaintiffs has the potential to substantially and considerably impact judicial administration and case assignments throughout the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, at all judicial levels," Roberts held in his order.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Third Circuit Breaks With Sister Courts in Ruling on Monsanto's Preemption Arguments

While the Third Circuit held that the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act preempted plaintiffs' state failure-to-warn claims, prior rulings from the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Ninth and Eleventh Circuits on the same issue rejected Monsanto's preemption arguments.
3 minute read

The Recorder

Forged Checks, Letters to Joe Biden: Tom Girardi's Lawyers Go on the Offense

On Thursday, Tom Girardi's public defender, cross-examining an IRS special agent, brought up missing pieces of the government's criminal investigation against his client.
6 minute read

Law.com

Dean Omar Scores 3rd Talc Verdict With $63.4M Against Johnson & Johnson

The verdict is the third win for Dean Omar Branham Shirley, the Dallas plaintiffs firm that won jury awards earlier this year against Johnson & Johnson of $260 million and $45 million in Oregon and Illinois, respectively.
3 minute read

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.
5 minute read

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.
5 minute read

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.
5 minute read

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.
5 minute read

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."
4 minute read

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