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Law Practice,
Ethics/Professional Responsibility,
Civil Litigation

Aug. 11, 2021

Ex-Girardi Keese lawyers demand jury trial in fraud case

The case is one of two in Illinois against Keith D. Griffin and David R. Lira stemming from the failure of Girardi Keese to pay settlement money to victims of an air crash.

Former Girardi Keese attorneys who are being sued in Chicago along with Thomas V. Girardi over settlement money that was not paid to relatives of an airline crash in Indonesia have demanded a jury trial in responses filed in federal court.

An attorney representing one of the former Girardi Keese attorneys, Keith D. Griffin, argued in court papers filed Monday that he "should not be made a scapegoat for the conduct of his former employer," ...

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