Erika Jayne’s $25 Million Lawsuit (Part 2)
The Bravo Docket
Cesie and Angela
4.7 • 2.6K Ratings
🗓️ 27 May 2026
⏱️ 62 minutes
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Summary
Well Legal Team, we recorded this before the news broke that Erika settled, which is HUGE news and brings an anticlimatic ending to this 4 year-long legal battle . Last episode, we went through the claims that were going to the judge, and now we are tackling the claims that were going to the jury. Even though the trial won’t take place, we hope this episode still provides knowledge and understanding around why this $25 million lawsuit was sold, what claims against Erika were being pursued by the plaintiff, the key witnesses from each side, and what Erika’s defenses would have been.
What’s on the docket?
- Proposed duration of the trial
- Who are the key witnesses
- Background on how expert witnesses are paid/handled
- The claims going to the jury
- The plaintiff's key evidence
- How plaintiff must prove that the transfers to EJ Global were fraudulent
- Breaking down avoidance of fraudulent transfers and constructive intent
- How plaintiff must prove that using the embezzled client trust account funds and firm operational funds to pay for the personal expenses constitutes a wrongful disposition of Girardi Keese property
- What Erika’s attorneys’ arguments will be
- Account stated claims and what they entail
- Why was the lawsuit even sold at all
- What jury selection is like
- What does the jury questionnaire look like for this case
- Erika’s attorney’s complaints about not having proper information to submit on time
- Erika’s attorney’s and plaintiff’s motions in limine
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| 0:58.4 | Hey, legal team. So Sessie and I recorded this entire deep dive analysis of Erica Gerardy's |
| 1:03.8 | massive $25 million civil jury trial about a week ago. And we were fully expecting the trial to |
| 1:10.2 | begin. After we finished recording, |
| 1:12.3 | but right before we could publish the episode, the case settled. So on May 22nd, |
| 1:16.8 | 2026, the judge in the federal court signed a final order dismissing LHA Land v. Eric Gerrardy |
| 1:23.5 | with prejudice. And we'll get into and explain a lot more about LHA land in the episode when you |
| 1:28.5 | listen. But that's important because with prejudice means that this case cannot be filed again. |
| 1:34.5 | So in this case, Erica and the entity that stepped in on behalf of the trustee, LHA land, |
| 1:39.5 | reached a private confidential settlement, meaning that this specific $25 million bankruptcy battle is |
| 1:45.3 | permanently over. Now, you might be thinking, okay, if the case settled, why should I keep |
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