Elderly fraud victim amazed and pleased at outpouring of good wishes and offers of help Kathleen Glanville August 31, 2009 The Oregonian http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2009/08/elderly_fraud_victim_amazed_an.html Evelyn Roth, 83, said Monday she’s collecting all the comments from readers who were moved by the story of how she lost everything to relatives now charged with stealing from her as Keep Reading…
Prayers for peaceful end to King sibling feud Errin Haines/Associated Press September 29, 2009 The Washington Examiner http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/local/ap/prayers-for-peaceful-end-to-king-sibling-feud-in-spirit-of-civil-rights-icon-and-his-wife-62745382.html ATLANTA — A follower of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. on Tuesday invoked the spirit of the civil rights icon and his wife, Coretta, in praying for a peaceful resolution to the legal battle among the Keep Reading…
This story out of Florida regarding felons being placed in positions of caring for the elderly, the infirm and the young is incredible. We did a bit of analysis on the subject comparing Florida’s laws to Texas at Examiner.com. Later this week we’re off to Washington D.C. to attend the Americans for Prosperity Defending the Keep Reading…
Jackson’s Former Lawyers Demand $341,452 from Estate September 29, 2009 Contactmusic.com http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/story/jacksons-former-lawyers-demand-341452-from-estate_1117513 Executives at the law firm which defended MICHAEL JACKSON during his 2005 child molestation trial are demanding $341,452 (GBP227,635) in unpaid fees from the late star’s estate. Los Angeles-based law firm Mesereau & Yu filed court documents on Friday (25Sep09) claiming the sum Keep Reading…
Lawyers Wrangle Over N.J. Venue for Taiwan Magnate’s $10B Estate Charles Toutant September 29, 2009 New Jersey Law Journal http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1202434134137&Lawyers_Wrangle_Over_NJ_Venue_for_Taiwan_Magnates_B_Estate Lawyers are preparing for battle in Essex County, N.J., over whether the $10 billion estate of Taiwanese industrialist Wang Yung-Ching, who died intestate last year in his Short Hills home, should be administered in New 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.As problems with the Tennessee judiciary are a regular topic here at Estate of Denial®, this post from Memphis’ The Daily News was noted with interest: GOP Proposals Take Aim at Tennessee Courts Republicans in the Tennessee Legislature are taking a close look at the judiciary branch this year, with several proposals expected to be Keep Reading…
Courtroom cronyism is certainly a frequent factor in the abusive probate cases discussed here at Estate of Denial® . EconomicFreedom.org describes cronyism as follows: Cronyism occurs when an individual or organization colludes with government officials to get forced benefits they could not have otherwise obtained voluntarily. Those benefits come at the expense of consumers, taxpayers, Keep Reading…
In September senior assistant Attorney General (AG) C.H. Jones wrote to a Richland County court that the AG’s office was “ready and more than willing” to release a copy of the contract under which Columbia attorney Kenneth Wingate is suing former James Brown trustees, Robert Buchanan of Aiken and Adele Pope of Newberry. It now Keep Reading…
Marion County Prosecutor Terry Curry has filed theft charges in two separate white-collar crime cases, he said today, in which a total of about $800,000 was stolen. In the first case, prosecutors charged Stacy H. Sheedy, an Indianapolis attorney and accountant, with three counts of theft and one count of forgery, according to a release Keep Reading…
Nearly 50 years after country star “Gentleman” Jim Reeves died in a Brentwood plane crash, a Nashville judge will settle once and for all the fate of his still-lucrative musical legacy. On Monday, a trial gets under way in Davidson County Probate Court to decide the proper division of the income from Reeves’ royalties — which Keep Reading…
