‘RHOBH’ Star Erika Jayne is Headed to Trial in February 2026 for $25M Lawsuit

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Erika Jayne is headed to trial early subsequent 12 months after being accused of spending greater than $25 million in funds meant for the harmless victims of her former partner.

Weeks after her estranged husband, Thomas Girardi, 86, was sentenced to over seven years in jail for stealing thousands and thousands from his former legislation agency purchasers, an replace in his chapter trustee‘s case towards the 54-year-old Actual Housewives of Beverly Hills star has been shared.

“Large replace on the lengthy awaited fraudulent conveyance trial towards Erika Girardi,” legal professional Ronald Richards started in a July 13 put up on Instagram. “Here’s what is hopefully the ultimate joint report back to set the now February 26, 2026 trial towards Erika Girardi. We filed our fraudulent conveyance motion 4 years in the past tomorrow. What a experience it has been. Keep away from, delay, and obfuscate has been the tactic of selection. We’re right here as a result of [Erika Jayne] is just not paying her authorized charges and Girardi’s don’t settle. Erika continues to be married to Tom and the traditional pressures of a trial and the associated fee don’t part her.”

In newly filed courtroom paperwork shared by Ronald, it was famous that the trustee, Elissa D. Miller, was searching for to recuperate the $25,592,26.26 that Thomas’ now-defunct legislation agency, Girardi Keese, is believed to have given Erika, through her firm, EJ World, over the course of a number of years, between 2008 and 2020, somewhat than paying its purchasers their settlements.

“The entire funds at situation had been accounted for on the Mr. Girardi’s books and information as an intercompany debt ‘due from’ EJ World, which the Trustee alleges is Erika’s alter-ego,” Ronald defined. “The corporate has executed nothing for years and the Franchise Tax Board of California additionally discovered it was not an actual enterprise.”

In keeping with Ronald, Erika’s protection is that she had nothing to do with how the agency booked the cash to her firm.

“We agree along with her on that. Nonetheless, she was the beneficiary of all of these funds and gave nothing in return for them and that’s the essence of a fraudulent conveyance motion,” he added.

Ronald additionally shared the information of Erika’s upcoming trial on X, together with a replica of the latest courtroom submitting in regard to her case.

Within the connected doc, it was famous that there was a joint standing convention set for July 30, a closing pretrial convention scheduled for January 28, 2026, and a trial set to start on February 17, 2026, which is predicted to final between seven to 10 days.

The Actual Housewives of Beverly Hills season 15 is presently in manufacturing and anticipated to start airing on Bravo someday later this 12 months or early subsequent 12 months.