If an independent prosecutor has his way, leading plaintiffs lawyer Thomas Girardi would face an admonishment, but no suspension, for signing fraudulent appellate briefs in connection with his representation of Nicaraguan banana workers in a pesticide exposure case. Girardi's problems began when a Central American legal team mistakenly filed a complaint against Dole Food Corp. -- which doesn't exist -- instead of Dole Food Co. They then secured a $489 million judgment against the wrong corporate entity.
October 06, 2009 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
If an independent prosecutor has his way, one of the state’s leading plaintiffs lawyers would face an admonishment, but no suspension, for signing fraudulent appellate briefs.
Thomas Girardi of Girardi & Keese in Los Angeles is in trouble over his representation of Nicaraguan banana workers in a case over pesticide exposure. His lawyer, Tom Nolan of Skadden Arps, told a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel Friday afternoon that Girardi didn’t read the briefs before they were submitted.
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