Marshall v. Marshall, the legal battle in which the estate of Anna Nicole Smith (now spearheaded by Howard K. Stern) continues efforts to extract money from the estate of J. Howard Marshall II, is scheduled back in court late June. In a recent interview, Horace Cooper provides a good recap plus perspective on what might Keep Reading…
The Manhattan trial in which Anthony Marshall, son of Brooke Astor, and his estate attorney compadre, Francis Morrissey, are charged with looting nearly $200 million from the Astor estate, continues with attorney Henry Christensen on the stand. Though he represented Brooke Astor for more than 10 years, at a point Christensen was counsel to both Keep Reading…
Brooke Astor trial of Anthony Marshall reveals lengths socialite took to avoid estate taxes Joanna Molloy May 28, 2009 New York Daily News http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2009/05/28/2009-05-28_brooke_astor_trial_of_anthony_marshall_reveals_lengths_socialite_took_to_avoid_e.html Brooke Astor couldn’t avoid death, but she sure avoided taxes. That was clear Wednesday as Henry Christensen told the story of the socialite’s wills, which he said she “enjoyed tinkering with” Keep Reading…
Relatives fight for control of ‘Columbo’ star Peter Falk His daughter and wife battle in court for conservatorship of the 81-year-old TV actor, who has dementia. Victoria Kim May 28, 2009 Los Angeles Times http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-falk28-2009may28,0,5309413.story In a hearing Wednesday, the daughter of “Columbo” star Peter Falk described lifelong tensions between the 81-year-old actor’s children and Keep Reading…
Our friends at Expose Corrupt Courts alerted us that the New York Senate Judiciary Committee has scheduled hearings to investigate “how New York attorneys and judges are disciplined for misconduct.” Information from the formal announcement is available here. Involuntary Redistribution of Assets (IRA) cases occur when probate venues and/or probate instruments (wills, trusts, guardianships and Keep Reading…
Estate of Denial® provides news, analysis and commentary on abusive practices occurring in probate courts and via probate instruments (wills, trusts, guardianships, powers of attorney). We provide original perspective to educate the public regarding this growing threat to both individual freedoms and property rights.Newnan accountant Mayo Royal Jr. was sentenced to serve five years in prison and a total of 15 years on probation after pleading guilty Monday to seven counts of theft by taking and one count of false swearing in connection with Royal’s mismanagement of the estate of the late Edgar B. Hollis. The terms of Keep Reading…
We are glad to see the egregious legal case of fellow Texan Jeff Baron get new exposure from a reputable national media outlet. Barbara Hollingworth of The Washington Examiner reports: When Jeff Baron came to Washington this month, he was wearing a borrowed suit. Once upon a time, the Internet pioneer — who taught himself Keep Reading…
Is Joey Dauben Being Railroaded in Corsicana? is the question recently asked by D Magazine Editor in Chief/Founder Wick Allison. It’s also a question deservedly, legitimately asked. Here’s Allison’s post: Dauben, the iconoclastic publisher we profiled last March, has been sitting in the Navarro County lockup since he was arrested on molestation charges in December. He Keep Reading…
This is difficult to imagine, but it is true. An aging parent begins to decline. She needs care. She comes to depend on her adult child. Polly is 97 and has only one daughter, Vicky. Vicky moved in with her mother to become Polly’s caregiver about a year ago. Recently, Vicky apparently decided that her Keep Reading…
NEWARK, N.J. — The mother of late boxer Arturo Gatti’s daughter can’t sue his widow for wrongful death in New Jersey, a judge ruled in dismissing the lawsuit Friday. Erika Rivera, a central New Jersey resident, filed the lawsuit last fall on behalf of then-5-year-old Sofia Bella Gatti. The suit blames Gatti’s widow, Amanda Rodrigues Keep Reading…
