The hits simply carry on coming. Erika Jayne’s estranged husband, Tom Girardi, is going through one other lawsuit amid the couple’s divorce.
Tom, 81, and his legislation agency, Girardi Keese, are being sued by Wells Fargo Vendor Monetary Companies, in accordance with court docket paperwork obtained by Us Weekly on Thursday, December 10.
The lawsuit, which was filed earlier this month with the Los Angeles Superior Courtroom, accused Tom’s firm of breaching a written settlement and dialog with the financial institution.
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Erika’s estranged husband allegedly entered into 5 completely different lease agreements with Wells Fargo, by which the agency agreed to finance the lease of sure workplace tools. The financial institution claimed that Tom’s firm stopped making the month-to-month funds for July and August, which breached their aforementioned settlement. The unpaid payments allegedly embrace rental prices, upkeep, taxes, overages, late charges and a purchase order possibility.
Wells Fargo is in search of fast fee on the excellent invoice of $882,715. The corporate can also be charging curiosity at 10 % every year from the date of default.
The submitting additionally claimed that Tom’s agency is storing the rented workplace provides at his Los Angeles and San Bernardino, California, properties. The financial institution, due to this fact, needs to grab the 2 properties based mostly on the lease phrases they beforehand outlined and the alleged default.
The lawsuit got here one month after the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star, 49, filed for divorce from Tom after 21 years of marriage.
“After a lot consideration, I’ve determined to finish my marriage to Tom Girardi,” she stated in a press release to Us on November 3. “This isn’t a step taken frivolously or simply. I’ve nice love and respect for Tom and for our years and the lives we constructed collectively. It’s my absolute want to proceed via this course of with respect and with the privacy that both Tom and I deserve. I request others give us that privateness as properly.”
Us confirmed on November 10 that the reality star is seeking spousal support from the lawyer. She can also be asking her estranged husband to pay her authorized charges and requested {that a} decide block Tom from in search of spousal help from her.
Tom, for his half, submitted a response to Erika’s filing on November 25. The lawyer requested to terminate the court docket’s potential to award spousal help to his estranged spouse. He requested that she additionally pay his lawyer charges.
The estranged couple, who wed in January 1999, did not sign a prenuptial agreement, with a supply telling Us that the pair “had an unconventional marriage” and spent a “lot of time aside” over time.
Earlier this month, the duo had been sued by Edelson PC for fraud and embezzlement. The category motion agency alleged in court docket paperwork obtained by Us on December 2 that the estranged couple “are on the verge of monetary collapse and locked in a downward spiral of mounting money owed and dwindling funds.” The paperwork claimed that the pair’s separation is “a sham try to fraudulently shield” their cash from debt collectors.
The duo haven’t publicly addressed both lawsuit amid their divorce drama. Erika was beforehand married to Thomas Zizzo, with whom she shares son Tommy.
Us Weekly has reached out to Tom for remark.
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