Getty Images Erika Jayne has been dismissed from the criminal case involving Tom Girardi.
On January 29, 2022, Us Weekly reported that complaints against Erika Jayn have been dismissed from the criminal case brought against her ex-husband, Tom Girardi.
“Pursuant to stipulation, plaintiff’s claims against defendants EJ Global LLC and Erika Girardi are dismissed without prejudice and without costs,” the court document obtained by Us Weekly reads.
A lawsuit, filed in November 2021, was brought on by the trustee in Tom’s bankruptcy case, according to Reuters. On January 27, 2022, Reuters reported that the case, which was first filed in Chicago, Illinois, was set to be re-filed in California.
Shortly after Us Weekly’s report was published on January 29, 2022, attorney Jay Edelson took to Twitter to clear up some confusion.
“We dismissed [only] to refile in California to avoid needless motion practice on jurisdiction. No way are we letting this go. (But as we told the court, we are exploring settlement. Every dollar will go to the victims),” he wrote.
Heavy has reached out to Erika’s rep for comment.
Meanwhile, her attorney Evan Borges spoke out following the report. “I’d like to see Edelson and everyone else take the high road going forward and not make accusations against Erika without evidence,” Borges said in a statement to Page Six.
“We want Edelson to get the most complete picture of the evidence as possible, and have no issue with further investigation. But the truth matters. Here, the truth is that Erika had no role in the Lion Air dealings, actions, or inaction as between the attorneys and their clients, and she never received any of the Lion Air client settlement funds,” he added.
Tom has been accused of embezzling some $2 million from clients that had acquired his legal services through the now defunct Girardi & Keese firm.
Here’s what you need to know:
Erika Was Asked to Return $750,000 Earrings as Part of Her Ex-Husband’s Bankruptcy Case & Is Said to Be Cooperating
News of the dismissal of claims against Erika comes on the heels of reports that the RHOBH star was asked to return a pair of $750,000 earrings by the trustee overseeing Tom’s bankruptcy case.
In court documents obtained by People magazine, the trustee claimed that earrings were a gift that Tom gave to Erika in 2007, but that they were purchased “using money from a client trust account.” Upon return, the earrings were set to be sold in an effort to fund Tom’s legal case.
“I am disturbed by everyone jumping to conclusions about Erika, who is innocent, and trying to blame her for the actions of others. If the law matters, the trustee’s motion is completely out of bounds. Even based on the incomplete hearsay evidence filed with the motion, the trustee has no claim based on Erika innocently receiving a gift of earrings 15 years ago from her now estranged and then-extraordinarily wealthy husband,” Erika’s attorney, Evan C. Borges, said in a statement on Wednesday.
Erika is being cooperative, however, and has “agreed to hold and not transfer or sell the earrings, to maintain the status quo,” according to the court docs.
Erika Was Sued for $25 Million
Following her split from Tom, Erika was sued for some $25 million, according to Page Six. There was some suspicion that Erika received the money from Tom’s firm by way of her LLC, EJ Global.
During season 11 of RHOBH, Erika told some of the other Housewives that she didn’t have knowledge of the aforementioned money.
Although she didn’t say too much about the case, Erika maintained that she didn’t have anything to do with Tom’s business — and that everything that was coming out about him was news to her. While some of the women believed her, many found themselves questioning Erika, which caused quite a bit of tension throughout the season.
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