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Standing
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Labor Law Prof Blog
En Banc Fifth Circuit Vacates ERISA Standing Decision
Sitting en banc, the Fifth Circuit today took on the issue of standing under ERISA in the case of Milofsky v. American Airlines, No. 03-11087 (5th Cir., March 2, 2006).…
Family Law Prof Blog
Case Law Development: Maine Supreme Court Strikes down Grandparent Visitation Standing Based on Death of Parent
By Family Law
The Maine Supreme Court holds its grandparent visitation statute unconstitutional to the extent it grants grandparents standing to sue for visitation when one parent has died. "In effect, the Act…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Enforcement of Charitable Gifts by Donors
Iris J. Goodwin (Associate Professor, University of Tennessee College of Law) has recently published her article entitled Donor Standing to Enforce Charitable Gifts: Civil Society vs. Donor Empowerment, 58 Vand.…
Georgia Bankruptcy Blog
Ga Court of Appeals – Corporate Chapter 7 Debtor Becomes “Defunct” and “Ceases to Exist” Outside of Bankruptcy ??
By Sunghee Sohn
11 U.S.C. 727; Standing Thornton v. Mankovitch, 277 Ga. App. 221 (January 12, 2006). The debtor corporation was pursuing a claim against the US Postal Service when an involuntary bankruptcy…
Florida Probate & Trust Litigation Blog
Is Standing to Sue a Substantive or Procedural Matter for Choice of Law Purposes? Forth DCA Says It’s Substantive
Siegel v. Novak, 2006 WL 119545 (Fla. 4th DCA Jan 18, 2006) Probate litigation is often rife with conflict of law issues. For example, it is not uncommon to have…
The New York Probate Litigation Blog
Standing in Estate Proceedings
Before going to court, it is necessary to have standing to be involved in the case as one of the first prerequisites of success. Every classification of legal proceeding has…
The Trademark Blog
If You Read One Case on Standing In IP Litigation, Make It This One
May an assignee who holds an accrued claim for copyright infringement, but who has no legal or beneficial interest in the copyright itself, institute an action for infrongement? No. Silvers…