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…
James Joyce Estate Pays $240,000 in Attorneys’ Fees to Stanford Scholar and Her Counsel in Connection With Copyright Dispute September 28, 2009 Businesswire.com http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20090928005322&newsLang=en STANFORD, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Stanford Law School’s Fair Use Project announced today that the Estate ofJames Joyce agreed to pay $240,000 in attorneys’ fees to Stanford University Consulting Professor Carol Shloss and her 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.Celebrity gossip websites ran a story last week claiming that Whitney Houston is “broke as a joke.” They even quoted an unnamed (of course) source claiming that Whitney would be homeless if not for the generosity of friends. She called someone to ask for $100, the story goes. If true, that would be quite a fall Keep Reading…
Sam Manzo, the Southington caretaker on the old Smoron farm, is still without his inheritance and still living in probate hell. I stopped by to talk with Manzo on Tuesday because it’s been two years since I first heard about the elaborate scheme that sought to disinherit Manzo and take the broken down old Smoron farm Keep Reading…
PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. – Heir to a Texas air conditioning fortune and founder of his Wellington polo club, John Goodman is now fighting on multiple legal fronts. Investigators say Goodman drove drunk at twice the legal limit, sped through a stop sign and killed 24-year-old Scott Wilson. The lawsuit filed by the victim’s parents reveals Keep Reading…
Over the past months we’ve posted several stories about a dispute between heirs of Elizabeth Beall Banks, the former Belward Farm property owner known also for her anti-development activism, and Johns Hopkins University. A condition of the 1989 property sale requires “the property would be used only for academic purposes, research or medical care with Keep Reading…
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…
Texas screens out felons, Florida lets them care for elders, kids
Texas screens out felons while Florida offers elder care, child care positions Lou Ann Anderson September 29, 2009 www.EstateofDenial.com Should people with criminal histories be allowed to work with the most vulnerable in our society? Due to an exemption system created by the 1985 Florida legislature, felons in that state can be hired to work Keep Reading…