So some woman comes to court claiming a relationship with Michael Jackson and a stake in his estate. May be the first, probably won’t be the last. Thankfully, the judge didn’t buy it. But remember, people can go into court and put forth claims of entitlement to an estate, petition to become a guardian of Keep Reading…
Judge Denies Woman’s Attempt to Contest Michael Jackson Will September 22, 2009 RadarOnline.com http://www.radaronline.com/exclusives/2009/09/judge-denies-woman%E2%80%99s-attempt-contest-michael-jackson-will In what is sure to be the first of many future challenges, Charlaine Buie, a woman claiming that she had a relationship with Michael Jackson, appeared in court Tuesday to contest Michael Jackson’s will. Judge Mitchell Beckloff denied her motion, finding Keep Reading…
More Charges Filed Against Anna Nicole Smith’s Lawyer Howard K. Stern Associated Press September 23, 2009 FOXNews.com http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,554566,00.html LOS ANGELES — Prosecutors have brought more charges against the lawyer-boyfriend of Anna Nicole Smith. The district attorney’s office filed an amended complaint Wednesday in Los Angeles against Howard K. Stern. He is billed as an aider Keep Reading…
Jurors: Convict Tony in Astor $windle Released Astor alternates’ own verdict Laura Italian/Rich Calder September 23, 2009 New York Post http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/jurors_convict_tony_in_astor_windle_NOnp3FiZaLrANETOsM3OFP Guilty! That’s the verdict on Brooke Astor’s allegedly swindling son — at least if two alternate jurors have their way. Released yesterday afternoon as regular jurors began deliberations, the alternates said they thought Astor’s Keep Reading…
Jack Kirby’s Estate Sues Disney/Marvel Paul Young September 22, 2009 Screenrant http://screenrant.com/jack-kirby-estate-sues-disney-marvel-pauly-26995/ In a move the reeks of opportunism and greed, Jack Kirby’s Estate (a.k.a. his family) have hired Intellectual Property Lawyer Marc Toberoff to sue Disney/Marvel, Sony, Universal, 20th Century Fox and Paramount Pictures in an attempt to reclaim copyright ownership of the characters 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.An estate lawyer accused of a “wrongful scheme” to steer money to himself from the estates of the late June M. Farrington and her surviving brother will pay back $410,000 as part of a settlement. Estate lawyer Stephen M. Newman also resigned as executor and trustee of all of the estates and trusts he set Keep Reading…
Shannon Price failed to prove that she and Gary Coleman had a common-law marriage after their 2009 divorce. Fourth District Judge James R. Taylor ruled Monday that while Price had lived in the former “Diff’rent Strokes” star’s home after their marriage ended, the relationship failed to meet the state’s standard for a common-law marriage. “There Keep Reading…
Police Detective Jason Takacs has two thick files filled with paperwork supporting charges that a local deli owner bilked three elderly siblings of more than $200,000. Takacs credits cooperation among police, People’s United Bank, the Fairfield Probate Court and a forensic accountant from the chief state’s attorney’s office with the Thursday arrest of Carmella Jamshidian, Keep Reading…
Here’s more big government “smoke and mirrors” from the state of Texas. In watching media postings across the country, it’s highly trendy to decry the need to protect the elderly and the vulnerable. It makes people feel good to think “someone” is out there with an eye on things. Problem comes in that those “someones” Keep Reading…
Two of Don Barden’s siblings have alleged “gross irregularities” in the handling of the late casino mogul’s estate, including a potentially phony trust agreement. “It quite simply appears to be a fraud,” Farmington Hills attorney Steven Cohen charged in court papers last month. He represents Helen Robinson and Douglas Barden, who are challenging the validity Keep Reading…
