Katherine Jackson, Michael Jackson’s mother, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against AEG. Talk about a money grab. Back on the first anniversary of MJ’s death, dad Joe had filed his own wrongful death suit against Dr. Conrad Murray. That seemed a non-starter from the beginning as the doctor didn’t necessarily have any money before Keep Reading…
Manhattan DA interviews heiress Huguette Clark, determines is ‘not lucid’ Melissa Grace/James Fanelli September 22, 2010 New York Daily News http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2010/09/22/2010-09-22_heiress_not_lucid__probers_da_checking_for_suspicious_transfers.html Manhattan prosecutors have met with reclusive heiress Huguette Clark and believe she is “not lucid,” the Daily News has learned. A source familiar with the probe into the handling of her $500 million fortune Keep Reading…
Carel Bainum found guilty, still fighting for ‘Mike-EE’ John Howell September 21, 2010 Warwick Beacon http://www.warwickonline.com/view/full_story_news/9608011/article-Carel-Bainum-found-guilty–still-fighting-for–Mike-EE-?instance=news_special_coverage_right_column Carel Callahan Bainum says she was offered the chance to plead not guilty to charges that she violated a non-trespass order and have her record expunged after a year, but she refused because she wanted her day in court Keep Reading…
Judge: Keller Fees to Remain Confidential Michele Dargan May 21, 2010 Palm Beach Daily News http://findarticles.com/p/news-articles/palm-beach-daily-news/mi_8162/is_20100521/judge-keller-fees-remain-confidential/ai_n53690010/ The amount of fees myriad attorneys have been paid relating to the estate of millionaire murderer Fred Keller will remain confidential. Circuit Judge Jack Cook denied on Tuesday attorney Ted Babbitt’s request for an accounting of attorneys’ fees paid Keep Reading…
Attorney: Financial fraud often sign of elder abuse Rob Varnon September 17, 2010 newstimes.com http://www.newstimes.com/business/article/Attorney-Financial-fraud-often-sign-of-elder-663494.php FAIRFIELD — Some people won’t wait until their parents or grandparents are dead. That’s the hard and ugly message that Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Elizabeth Loewy revealed as she discussed prosecuting Brooke Astor‘s son, Anthony Marshall, of defrauding his famous mother’s estate. 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…
