Click here to read about the litigation over trusts in Walt Disney’s family. Hat Tip to Gary Beyer at Wills Trusts and Estates Prof Blog.
Robert Anglen, writing for the Arizona Republic: "The court battles revolve around the fortune of one of the legends of American entertainment, Walt Disney. They trace back to secret
Click Here to read the Wall Street Journal article about a defendant at a criminal sentencing hearing.
"The trial judge immediately found the defendant guilty of contempt for “uttering a profanity at me in my presence, in my sight, and in a calculated way.” He handed down a one-year prison sentence for contempt, on top
The biggest changes from the 2010 Tax Relief Act that became law on December 17, 2010 were outlined in last week’s column: extension of the Bush individual and capital gains tax cuts for two years, a one-year payroll tax cut, a top federal estate tax rate of 35% and a $5 million exemption for the
The new tax legislation passed by the House, December 15, and the Senate, December 16, (not to mention signed by the President) is referred to as a tax cut. That’s a misnomer. In fact, the legislation keeps taxes where they are. It prevents taxes from increasing. But a cut? No, not exactly.
Here are some