Tom Girardi, known for his prominent role in legal circles, has been found mentally competent to stand trial by a federal judge. This development comes in the light of criminal allegations levied against Girardi, accusing him of stealing a whopping $15 million from his clients. Although he has been deemed fit for trial, the process isn’t set in motion yet. A status conference had been scheduled for today to decide on a future trial date. This information was laid out in updates that were filed on Monday. The full details were reported by Law.com’s Amanda Bronstad.
In other legal news, the city of Philadelphia is witnessing the opening statements of a third Roundup trial. The two preceding trials led to verdicts of $175 million and $3.5 million respectively.
Meanwhile, a dissatisfied customer has brought forward a lawsuit against the makers of the popular Reese’s peanut butter candies. The lawsuit alleges that the company failed to deliver on their promise of having faces on their product.