Tom Girardi is pleading the Fifth in the class-action suit against him by Lion Air Flight 610 victims. Page Six has confirmed that the disgraced lawyer, 82, signed an affidavit on Aug.
6 that he would follow the advice of his counsel and invoke his "constitutional right to stay silent." A hearing is scheduled for mid-September, according to Law360.
Per Cornell Law School, a witness may plead or "take" the Fifth if they believe that "answering the question may be self-incriminatory." "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" star Erika Jayne’s estranged husband was previously held in contempt of court in the suit in December after the judge found that he and his law firm, Girardi Keese, were unable to explain where $2 million earmarked for the.
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