Jury selection begins Monday March 30, 2009 for the trial of Anthony Marshall, Mrs. Astor’s son. The trial is expected to last two months.
As reported in the New York Times, "Prosecutors will argue that Mr. Marshall and Mr. Morrissey knew that Mrs. Astor, suffering from Alzheimer’s disease, had deteriorated mentally, but that they exploited
We wrote earlier about the first Supreme Court ruling on Anna Nicole’s estate here regarding the so-called "probate exception" to federal jurisdiction.
Here we go again.
A writ has been filed before SCOTUS asking that " lawyers for the late Anna Nicole Smith be allowed to start collecting on $88 million awarded her by
Please read this excellent post by Juan Antunez at Florida Probate & Trust Litigation Blog:
Here is an excerpt:
"A defining characteristic of probate litigation is that your cases are decided by judges, no jury trials here. If your judge is prepared and understands the facts and law of your case
In September 2008 we wrote about John P. Karoly, Jr. the Allentown attorney who allegedly faked his brother’s will.
Turns out there’s more. Read what the Taxgirl, Kelly Erb, has to say at Lawyer Fakes Will (Allegedly), Now Faces Tax Charges.
Here is an excerpt::
While Karoly fights the fake will charges, he has
In Brodsky Estate. (O.C. Div. Montg), 29 Fiduc. Rep. 2d 57, December 11, 2008, objections were made to an account of the agent, Brent Brodsky,after the principal’s, Cecilia Brodsky’s, death. The agent was surcharged $210,000 for transferring funds to himself from an account in joint names between agent and principal. The funds had been contributed solely by
Thank you to Grant Griffiths for his suggestion for this post.
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