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Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Funeral Home Begins Battle With Ernie Banks’ Estate
The funeral home that handled the services for Ernie Banks has initiated a legal battle over the estate of the Chicago Cubs Hall of Famer, claiming it has not been…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Doctors Chosen to Examine Tom Benson
A three-doctor panel has been selected to determine the mental fitness of Saints and Pelicans owner Tom Benson. The court has not released the names of the doctors, and the…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Ernie Banks Estate Battle Intensifies
As I have previously discussed, a dispute over the treatment of the remains of the late Baseball Hall-of-Famer Ernie Banks has arisen between his family and his caretaker Regina Rice.…
The Right Coast
L’Wren Scott leaves entire estate to Mick Jagger
NEW YORK (AP) - L'Wren Scott has left her entire estate to longtime boyfriend and Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger.via www.philly.comGeez, like he needs the money.
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Murdering Mother Seeks Portion of Her Slain Children’s Estates
In 2008, Leatrice Brewerdrowned her three children and then attempted suicide. She has since remained in a psychiatricfacility in upstate New York.Brewer now seeks a portionof the wrongful-death settlements paid…
PropertyProf Blog
Hirsch on Incomplete Wills
By propertyprof
Adam Hirsch (San Diego) has posted Incomplete Wills (Michigan Law Review) on SSRN. Here's the abstract:This Article explores the problems that arise when a will fails to dispose of an…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Widow Must Pay Hefty Sum to Husband’s Mistress
TheNew South Wales Supreme Court ordered the widow of a New Zealand millionaire to pay a “legacy” of over $225,000 to herhusband’s mistress, as well as over $250,000 in legal…
The Appellate Strategist
Is a Tort Suit Against the Executor a “Will Challenge” For Purposes of the Statute of Limitations?
By Kirk Jenkins
We conclude our previews of the civil cases on the Illinois Supreme Court's November term oral argument docket with Bjork v. O'Meara, a case about traps for the unwary in…
British Columbia Insurance Blog
The rights of an incompentent person flow to the public guardian and trustee as opposed to his or her estate
An application by a deceased individual's son for an order that the insurance policy covered the deceased's immediate family was dismissed where the court found that the Public Guardian and…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Music Mogul Leaves Large Sums to Chauffeur and Doorman
Alan Meltzer, a high-stakes poker player and music mogul, passed away in October, leaving $1 million to his chauffeur and $500,000 to his doorman. Though both men remembered their employer…