Erika JayneEstranged husband, Thomas Girardifaces another new lawsuit, this time for nearly $ 1 million.
Amidst the messy 81-year-old lawyer breakup with The real housewives of Beverly Hills The 49-year-old performer and his law firm Girardi Keese are being sued by Wells Fargo Vendor Financial Services for alleged breach of a written agreement and conversion.
Court documents filed with the Los Angeles Supreme Court this week and received by The Blast found that Wells Fargo had entered into an agreement with Thomas and his law firm agreeing to fund the lease for several office equipment .
According to the report, Thomas suspended monthly payments to Wells Fargo in July and August after signing five separate agreements with the finance company.
The overdue amount, which is $ 882,715.51, includes fees for rental, equipment maintenance, taxes, overdrafts, late fees, and an option to purchase, and an interest rate of 10 percent per annum beginning last July.
The report went on to explain that the terms of the lease agreement between Thomas, his company and Wells Fargo allowed the company to legally seize the equipment held in Thomas’ offices in Los Angeles and San Bernardino. for failure to pay.
As RHOBH Fans may have heard that Thomas is also facing a lawsuit from Edelson PC after he and Erika allegedly embezzled money from families of plane crash victims to support their expensive lifestyles.
“Tom has tried to embezzle the proceeds of settlements that should have been directed to his customers – including the widows and orphans who lost their loved ones in the tragic crash of Lion Air Flight 610 – to continue lavish funding for his and Erika’s Lifestyle in Beverly Hills, ”reads her lawsuit filed last month.
The lawsuit also indicated that Erika was only filing for divorce from Thomas to protect her finances.
“While Erika publicly filed for divorce this month after divorce and conviction, this ‘divorce’ is simply a sham attempt to fraudulently protect Tom and Erika’s money from those attempting to collect the debt owed by Tom and his law firm, GK.” Case continued.
Erika and Thomas got married in January 1999 and do not share any children.
In addition to the rumors of fraud they both faced after quitting, Erika and Thomas also argued over their finances when she tried to get support from him and he tried to get her to pay his legal fees.
The real housewives of Beverly Hills will return to Bravo sometime next year for season 11.