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From his Wilshire Boulevard office, Tom Girardi has dominated consumer law in California and beyond for decades, wresting billions of dollars from drug companies, carmakers and polluters on behalf of the injured and cheated, most famously in the case that inspired “Erin Brockovich.”
His cut of those legal victories, up to 40%, brought him spectacular wealth. With his third wife, a pop singer known as Erika Jayne, he appears on “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills,” flaunting the couple’s historic Pasadena estate and lifestyle: private planes, jewelry, exotic cars, couture-filled closets and vacations in Aspen and Mykonos.
The millions Girardi poured into Democratic political campaigns made him a confidant of generations of power brokers, including Gov. Gavin Newsom, who last year gave the attorney an official role in filling coveted state judgeships.
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The upcoming closure of the Golden State is a direct result of the ongoing pandemic, says ownership. “We tried our best to take [COVID-19] on,” the post reads, “ but it proved to be a formidable foe.” Indeed, the Golden State loss is just the latest in a long line of closures throughout 2020, from nationally-celebrated spots like Auburn, Bon Temps, Dialogue, and Ma’am Sir, to local staples like Pacific Dining Car and Koreatown’s beloved Beverly Soon Tofu.