Erika Jayne Dismissed from Fraud & Embezzlement Lawsuit in Illinois, Case to Be Refiled in California

31.01.2022 - 03:43 / justjared.com

There has been a big update Erika Jayne‘s legal fight.

According to E! News, the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star has been dismissed from her estranged husband Tom Girardi‘s fraud and embezzlement lawsuit in Illinois.

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“Pursuant to stipulation, plaintiff’s claims against defendants EJ Global LLC and Erika Girardi are dismissed without prejudice and without costs,” the filing states.

Jay Edelson, an attorney for the plaintiffs in the case, tweeted after the decision: “We have not stopped pursuing @erikajayne, just switching courts. We believe we can prove she benefitted from Tom‘s ponzi scheme.”

“@erikajayne has one strategy: throw up as must dust as possible. That can work on #RHOBH. It doesn’t work when someone is under oath in a court proceeding,” he wrote in a separate post, adding that the case is “being refiled in California” to “avoid fights over jurisdiction.”

“No chance we are letting @erikajayne off the hook, especially given the evidence we have found,” Jay continued. “All money will go fully to the victims until they are made whole.”

Erika‘s attorney released statement of his own, writing, “While Edelson retains the right to re-fie in California, the dismissal of Erika from the federal lawsuit that triggered bankruptcies of Girardi Keese and Tom Girardi is extremely important.”

“For example, the recent three-day evidentiary hearing in the Boeing case showed that Erika had ZERO role in what GK and Edelson discussed, did, and didn’t do, whether as between each other or as to their clients. In fact, I’m informed Erika‘s name didn’t even come up at the hearing,” he added. “I’d like to see Edelson and everyone else take the high road going forward and not make accusations against