David R. Lira and Keith D. Griffin, who worked for Los Angeles based Girardi Keese and plaintiffs’ attorney Thomas V. Girardi, were seeking to dismiss a complaint filed by another firm, Edelson PC.

A federal judge in Illinois rejected bids by two former Girardi Keese attorneys to dismiss claims seeking to hold them responsible for withholding funds from a large settlement.

David R. Lira and Keith D. Griffin, who worked for Los Angeles based Girardi Keese and plaintiffs' attorney Thomas V. Girardi, were seeking to dismiss a complaint filed by another firm, Edelson PC.

But U.S. District Judge Ma...

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Jul. 21, 2021

Ex-Girardi Keese lawyers can’t escape client funds lawsuit

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