Tom Girardi’s health is being questioned amid his lawsuit for liquidation of Lion Air.
Lawyers for reality star strange husband Erika Jayne said in documents filed Monday that Girardi, 81, had suffered a “serious illness” in recent months for which he had to be hospitalized, Us Weekly reported. .
The documents further state that Girardi “fixed everything” related to his ongoing case due to his illness, which caused him to be removed from his law firm.
Girardi’s lawyers also claim that his hospitalization was the “mistake” that caused some families not to be paid in full.
As previously reported on page six, Girardi and his law firm Girardi Keese were arrested on Monday in contempt of court and a $ 2 million sentence was handed down against them for failing to explain where the funds in the settlement of the Lion Air flight.
The judge also ordered the assets of Girardi and his company to be frozen as the case continues.
Edelson PC, a collective action company, sued Jayne, 49, and Girardi, on behalf of the victims of the 2018 Lion Air flight earlier this month for alleged embezzlement of the funds and attempting to hide them from through their “simulated” divorce. The “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” star filed for divorce in November after two decades of marriage.