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Law Practice,
Bankruptcy

Feb. 18, 2021

Ex-Girardi Keese attorneys want complaint against them dismissed

Prominent plaintiffs' attorney Thomas V. Girardi's son-in-law, David R. Lira, and Keith D. Griffin, have filed motions seeking dismissal of a complaint filed against them by co-counsel in a major lawsuit arguing the Illinois district court lacks jurisdiction.

Two former attorneys at Girardi Keese are seeking to dismiss a complaint holding them responsible for withholding funds from former clients whose family members died in a plane crash, arguing that a federal court in Illinois does not have jurisdiction over them.

Prominent plaintiffs' attorney Thomas V. Girardi's son-in-law, David R. Lira, and Keith D. Griffin, have filed motions seeking dismissal of a complaint filed against them by ...

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