The Real Housewives of New Jersey alum Jacqueline Laurita and her husband, Christopher Laurita, were ordered to pay a massive $760,000 judgment after blowing off a lawsuit.
Us Weekly dropped the financials.
The judgement:
A New Jersey judge entered a “default judgment” against Jacqueline and Christopher. “They failed to respond to a lawsuit brought by their former lawyers at the firm Seidman & Pincus LLC.”
The former Bravo stars are on the hook for $342,000 owed to the firm, plus interest in the amount of $419,000 for a total of $761,000.
The law firm filed the complaint against Jacqueline and Christopher in August 2023. In the suit, two lawyers from the firm, Mitchell Seidman and Andrew Pincus, explained they represented Jacqueline and her husband in 2014.
The duo was involved in lawsuits as part of a bankruptcy for Christopher’s clothing company Signature Apparel Group. The law firm said the couple agreed to pay interest on any unpaid balances.
The firm said it provided the former RHONJ star with “extensive legal services.” That included consultations, strategic planning and meetings, monitoring cases, appearing in court on behalf of the defendants, assisted during a 13-day trial and handled post-trial issues.
The firm said it issued regular invoices to the couple. Additionally, they never disputed any amounts on the bill.
The bills kept piling up:
“Defendants fell behind in the payment of fees and expenses owing to [the law firm] pursuant to the Engagement Agreement, such that [the law firm] was compelled to request [permission] from the Bankruptcy Court to withdraw from its representation of Defendants in the Actions.”
The firm said the court approved its withdrawal as Jaqueline and Christopher’s representation in April 2018. At the time of the filing, the firm said it was owed $345,471.44, plus interest.
Jacqueline and her husband did not respond to the lawsuit despite being served. As a result, the court granted the default judgment.
