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The story of one activist's work in Hinkley and the lawyers who backed her led to the 2000 film Erin Brockovich. [9] Girardi is thanked in the credits and served as an adviser to the filmmakers. [10] In 2003, Girardi was inducted into the Trial Lawyer Hall of Fame by the California State Bar. [11]
Girardi, 85, whose pollution case against a California utility inspired the Oscar-winning film "Erin Brockovich," was accused of deceiving his clients and pilfering from settlement funds they had ...
Tom Girardi is a now disbarred lawyer known for his role in the case that inspired the "Erin Brockovich" movie. Prosecutors say he was "stealing from the needy."
Girardi is known for his role in the class-action lawsuit, filed in 1993, against California’s Pacific Gas and Electric Company — a case that inspired the 2000 film “Erin Brockovich ...
The case was the inspiration for the film Erin Brockovich (2000) starring Julia Roberts. Girardi was thanked in the credits and served as an adviser on the film. [7] In 2019, PG&E counter-sued the Law Finance Group, which sued Girardi for funds that he borrowed on behalf of clients.
Tom Girardi, the disgraced lawyer ... Prior to his wife's casting on RHOBH, Tom was best known as the lawyer who opened the case upon which Erin Brockovich was based. Tom cited the film during his ...
Erin Pattee Brockovich was born in Lawrence, Kansas, the daughter of Betty Jo (born O'Neal; c. 1923–2008), a journalist, and Frank Pattee (1924–2011), an industrial engineer and football player. She has two brothers, Frank Jr. and Thomas (1954–1992), and a sister, Jodie. [ 5 ]
One lawsuit against California's Pacific Gas and Electric utility led to a $333 million settlement and was portrayed in the 2000 Julia Roberts film “Erin Brockovich.”