Parents who say they were defrauded by Tom Girardi after losing son file suit against California State Bar
A couple who says they were defrauded by disgraced celebrity lawyer Tom Girardi after their son died of cancer has sued the California Bar for failing to police Girardi. Tom Girardi was supposed to deliver justice. Ana and Arturo Agaton, a California couple whose son died from a cancer that they say was caused by cement plants near their home, turned to the Celebrity lawyer to hold the polluter accountable and help restore financial stability to the family after they buried Arturo Jr. "We were so confident that he was representing us," Ana Agaton said of Girardi. "At the time, he was the king of the lawyers in Los Angeles." Watch the interview with Ana and Arturo Agaton on Nightline, the night of Thursday, Sept. 7, at 12:35 a.m. ET on ABC, and stream on Hulu. Girardi had built a reputation and a legal empire by fighting for the little guy -- people harmed by big business, like utilities, airlines and industrial giants. He won judgments and settlements and was portr...