Where’d the gold go? Jessica Willey January 29, 2010 KTRK (Houston) http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/local&id=7245843 HOUSTON (KTRK) — How does 12 pounds – $150,000 worth of gold – simply disappear? That’s what many people are trying to find out. On Thursday night, we told you about the family feud over nearly a million dollars of gold and cash. Keep Reading…
Kerr jury sides with widow February 24, 2008 San Antonio Express-News http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/MYSA022605_1A_cailloux_verdict_e3fa34fe_html20609.html KERRVILLE — A jury here decided Friday that Wells Fargo Bank and the Baker Botts law firm breached their fiduciary duties to Kathleen Cailloux in estate-related work in 1997, and set her damages at $65.5 million. But the verdict, returned after 17 hours Keep Reading…
Final Family Night Before a Father Is Locked Up Michael Wilson January 29, 2010 The New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/30/nyregion/30lawyer.html Steven Rondos pulled into his driveway in Ridgewood, N.J., ahead of his family on Thursday, with a busy night and an early morning ahead: Dinner with his wife and three children. A game of Uno. Set Keep Reading…
Billionaire’s widow targets mall giant in counterclaim Jeff Swiatek January 29, 2010 IndyStar.com http://www.indystar.com/article/20100129/BUSINESS/1290330/1003/BUSINESS/Billionaire-s-widow-targets-mall-giant-in-counterclaim Bren Simon has filed a counterclaim against the company her late husband co-founded, charging Simon Property Group with breach of agreement for refusing to give her stock or cash for her partnership holdings. She also contends that her stepson, the Indianapolis-based Keep Reading…
Graziano attorney claims entrapment in murder-for-hire case Stephen Thompson January 28, 2010 The Tampa Tribune http://www2.tbo.com/content/2010/jan/28/graziano-attorney-claims-entrapment-murder–hire-c/ CLEARWATER – Ed Graziano, who is accused of trying to have his wife killed, was entrapped by the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office with the help of Graziano’s own private investigator, according to Graziano’s defense attorney, John Trevena. And the 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…
