What do ya call a dozen lawyers in tiny courtroom? Mary Flood November 16, 2009 Houston Chronicle http://blogs.chron.com/legaltrade/2009/11/whats_do_you_call_a_dozen_lawy.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+houstonchronicle%2Flegaltrade+(Legal+Trade) Sorry for the lawyer joke come on, but in this case, you call a dozen lawyers in one small probate law courtroom the creators of deliciously good final arguments. I’m not writing about the merits of the Keep Reading…
Winnie-the-Pooh Returns to Court Compiled by Rachel Lee Harris November 15, 2009 The New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/16/books/16arts-WINNIETHEPOO_BRF.html?_r=3&scp=1&sq=winnie-the-pooh&st=cse The estate of Stephen Slesinger, the producer who acquired licensing rights to the Winnie-the-Pooh works and characters from A. A. Milne in 1930, has been suing Disney for rights infringement since 1991, and isn’t stopping now, according to Keep Reading…
Suit against ex-judge Seidlin grows Attorneys, accountant, included Robert Nolin November 20, 2009 Sun Sentinel http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/broward/fl-seidlin-lawsuit-20091120,0,3498858.story An elderly woman’s lawsuit against ex-judge Larry Seidlin has expanded to include three attorneys and an accountant. Barbara Kasler, 83, whose lawyer said is worth $5 million, is suing Seidlin, who gained national notoriety for his emotional handling of Keep Reading…
The Luzerne County (PA) judicial corruption case continues as a stomach-turner. The two former judges facing federal criminal charges for what has become known as a “kids for cash” scam have been granted partial immunity in a civil suit filed by a class of juveniles claiming their rights were violated. The intellectual argument made is Keep Reading…
NIAGARA COUNTY: Treasurer Broderick won’t seek another term Staff Reports November 20, 2009 Niagara Gazette http://www.niagara-gazette.com/local/local_story_324004400.html Treasurer David Broderick, who has held the position for 37 years, announced that he will not be seeking re-election because he wants to spend more time with his family. “It has been a pleasure to serve the residents of 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…
