<P> In another high - profile matter, Girardi was among a group of lawyers who attempted to enforce in U.S. courts a $489 million default judgment entered by a court in Nicaragua, allegedly against Dole Food and Shell Chemicals based on the effects of the pesticide, DBCP, upon exposed workers . The U.S. courts found that Girardi and others had submitted a translation of the pertinent Nicaraguan documents that was flawed in crucial respects . Girardi and others were formally reprimanded and their law firm was fined for violation of their duty of candor to the courts . </P> <P> Girardi graduated from Loyola High School (Los Angeles) in 1957 . He received his undergraduate degree from Loyola Marymount University in 1961, his LL. B. from Loyola Law School in 1964, and an LLM from New York University in 1965 . </P> <P> Girardi is married to dancer, singer Erika Jayne, cast member of television's The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills . </P>

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