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Estates
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New York Attorney Malpractice Blog
Dead Man’s Statute and Legal Malpractice
This case was brought against the estate of an attorney, and claims legal malpractice. One sometimes wonders how the family of a deceased attorney picks up the pieces of the…
New York Attorney Malpractice Blog
A Very Strange Case of Legal Malpractice and Estates
Chiantella v Kroll ;2011 NY Slip Op 32140(U) ;July 19, 2011 ;Sup Ct, Nassau County; Docket Number: 019337/07; Judge: Jeffrey S. Brown is a case that seems strange on all…
New York Attorney Malpractice Blog
Do Attorneys Churn Files For Fees?
Such is one of the allegations in Chiantella v Kroll, 2011 NY Slip Op 32140(U); July 19, 2011; Sup Ct, Nassau County, which was recently decided by Justice Brown. The…
Toronto Estate Law Blog
Administration of Multiple Will Estates
Some interesting points Clare A. Sullivan of Aird Berlis made on this topic at the 2011 Six-Minute Estates Lawyer are: · Conflicts - Consider whether the Trustee appointed in the…
PropertyProf Blog
Madoff on Immortality and the Law
By propertyprof
I took the Megabus to DC for last weekend's ALPS conference, which gave me the opportunity to catch up on some reading, including a great 2010 book by Ray D.…
West Virginia Business Litigation
Law Firm Founder’s Estate Battles Investors Over Insurance Proceeds
A few months ago, I wrote about corporate-owned life insurance policies, also known as "dead-peasant" insurance policies, which involve an employer insuring an employee, usually without the employee's knowledge, and…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Intriguing Ninth Circuit ruling on post-mortem restitution obligations
Main May 3, 2010Intriguing Ninth Circuit ruling on post-mortem restitution obligations The Ninth Circuit handed down an intriguing opinion today in US v. Rich, No. 08-30153 (9th Cir. May 3,…
Legal Profession Blog
Heartaches By The Number, Troubles By The Score
The Tennessee Court of Appeals has affirmed a trial court determination regarding the estate of legendary country music songwriter Harlan Perry Howard, who was described in trial testimony as the…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Elvis is the King Again! — Top-Earning Deceased Celebrities
As reported earlier on this blog, Kurt Cobain had captured the top spot on the Forbes list of top-earning decedents dethroning Elvis.But, things have changed! Elvis is now back on…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Chris Benoit Update
Earlier on this blog, I reported how in June 2007, pro wrestler Chris Benoit killed his wife, son, and himself triggering complex issues regarding the distribution of the estates of…