Nicolas Cage’s ex sues Erika Jayne for $700K-plus over alleged stolen funds
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This pretty mess just keeps getting uglier. Nicolas Cage’s ex-girlfriend Christina Fulton is suing Erika Jayne and two former Girardi & Keese attorneys for alleged fraud and theft in a $700,000-plus lawsuit filed Friday.
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In documents exclusively obtained by Page Six, the actress claims Jayne’s estranged husband, disgraced attorney Tom Girardi, and his ex-colleagues Samantha Gold and
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John Kelley Courtney misappropriated her settlement funds to support their personal lifestyles.
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Fulton, 55, was involved in a car accident in January 2016 and sustained severe injuries as a result. Soon after, she sought legal representation from the then-prestigious Girardi & Keese law firm.
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The case resulted in a confidential settlement agreement filed on March 18, 2019, with a settlement amount of $924,300, per the suit.
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Gold was Fulton’s primary counsel, and Courtney was a senior attorney on the case. However, Girardi, now 83, was the owner and controlling member of their firm at the time.
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