Wealthy businessman’s heirs fight wife over will Five dispute how philanthropist Mason Rudd’s estate was divided Andrew Wolfson February 1, 2010 Louisville Courier-Journal http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20100201/NEWS01/2010329/Businessman+s+heirs+fight+wife+over+will Super salesman Mason C. Rudd made millions of dollars from the heavy-equipment company that bore his name and gave millions away as an equally committed philanthropist. When he died last July Keep Reading…
Old lady goes to federal court (and now she has company) Laurie Roberts January 30, 2010 The Arizona Republic http://www.azcentral.com/members/Blog/LaurieRoberts/72790 The old lady who lost all her money while being “protected” by Maricopa County’s probate court is now pleading her case to another court — and she isn’t the only one. Three federal racketeering lawsuits Keep Reading…
The $100b answer Patsy Moy February 2, 2010 The Standard http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=30&art_id=93973&sid=26913547&con_type=3&d_str=20100202 And the HK$100 billion goes to … The answer will be announced in the High Court today when Justice Johnson Lam Man-hon delivers his ruling in the “Battle of the Wills” – a drama that gripped Hong Kong last year with claims of secret Keep Reading…
Badri Patarkatsishvili’s family lawyer makes a statement on Joseph Kay’s assets February 1, 2010 The Messenger Online http://www.messenger.com.ge/issues/2034_february_1_2010/2034_announcement.html Recently, several European courts have dealt with the dispute between the Estate of Badri Patarkatsishvili and his step cousin Joseph Kay. The High Court in England recently ruled that Joseph Kay is an unfit character to manage Keep Reading…
Nashville at law: Eddy Arnold paternity claim raised again E. Thomas Wood February 1, 2010 Nashvillepost.com http://www.nashvillepost.com/news/2010/2/1/nashville_at_law_eddy_arnold_paternity_claim_raised_again Aided by new lawyers and a new strategy, the California man who claims to be love child of the late country crooner Eddy Arnold is once again asking a Nashville court for a share of Arnold’s estate. Christopher 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…
