If the employer has the right to view the e-mails that were sent to the client at the place of employment, that could destroy the privilege.
Randall Ryder reports for Lawyerist.com:
"The California Court of Appeals recently found that a client’s e-mail to her attorney, regarding her plans to sue her employer, was not
The New York Court of Appeals has broken new ground. It has held that an attorney may be held liable for damages resulting from negligent representation in estate tax planning that causes enhanced estate tax liability. The court held that a personal representative of an estate may maintain a legal malpractice claim for such pecuniary losses
CIGNA refused to pay the death benefit on a life insurance policy claiming that the death was not a result of an accident. They claimed the injury was self-inflicted, as the crash could reasonably have been anticipated to happen with an intoxicated driver. No life insurance for you, Mrs. Firman.
The widow has brought a lawsuit
Thank you to Roy Newman of The San Diego Estate Center for his post, 8 Steps To Avoid Estate Litigation.
Newman reports:
"An article by the US News and World Report gives “8 Tips to Avoid Nasty Estate Surprises.” I agree with most of the points, and add my critique after each tip below:
Thomas Bucher, son of retired Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas Judge Wilson Bucher, died in July 2008. It was a suicide. His will gave the bulk of his estate to the Lancaster County Public Library – an estimated $1 million. We wrote about the case in an earlier blog post.
Judge Joseph Rehkamp, the Perry County
This article on www.law.com points out a gross inequity. Estate planning attorneys can get away with murder. Well, not murder literally, but they get off scot-free when committing horrendous malpractice because of antiquated notions about privity.
In short, the common law view is that since the heirs and beneficiaries didn’t hire the lawyer to
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