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Bankruptcy

Apr. 20, 2026

Trustee seeks $2M sale of estate claims against Erika Girardi

A bankruptcy trustee proposed selling remaining claims against Erika Girardi for $2 million, aiming to secure immediate recovery for creditors as litigation continues over alleged misuse of funds of the defunct firm run by her now-disbarred husband.

Trustee seeks $2M sale of estate claims against Erika Girardi
Erika Jayne

The Chapter 7 Trustee for the Girardi Keese estate announced a proposed $2 million sale of the estate's remaining litigation claims against Erika Girardi to LHA Land LLC to secure an immediate recovery for creditors.

Erika Girardi, an entertainer known as Erika Jayne and a cast member of "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills," is the estranged wife of disbarred attorneys Thomas Girardi and has spent years fighting the trustee's efforts to recover more than $25 m...

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