A Virginia judge has ruled that human embryos are not chattel goods, or personal property subject to division. Jason and Honeyhline Heidemann were a married couple who began in vitro fertilization (IVF) in 2015. At that time, they entered into an agreement on embryo ownership...
Antonia and Johanna Bennett have sued their brother, Danny, who has served as trustee of the Tony Bennett Family Trust, for mismanagement. Tony’s daughters claim Danny made “multiple gifts to himself totaling over $200,000 from the trust, $2.6 million in commissions for acting as Tony’s...
Little Richard’s Brother Says “Good Golly, Miss Molly” After Being Removed as Co-executor and Losing Share of Estate The Tennessee Court of Appeals has ruled that Little Richard’s brother lose a share of the publicity rights to Little Richard’s estate after thwarting a proposed sale of...
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court has ruled that, notwithstanding a provision in the decedent’s Will that her daughter was intentionally omitted and disinherited, the daughter could inherit the entirety of her mother’s estate. Linda Giguere prepared a Will in 2012 that if her husband, William, predeceased...
On December 3, 2024, a federal judge from the U.S. District Court in the Eastern District of Texas issued a nationwide injunction which temporarily delays the enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) and its reporting requirements on Beneficial Owner Information (“BOI”). The Department of...
The late weight savant Richard Simmons once said, “I don’t talk about my personal life, and I don’t talk about death.” However, the recent lawsuit by Richard Simmons' housekeeper/manager, Teresa Reveles, to be reinstated as co-trustee (after she had signed a document to decline such...
A Texas Court of Appeals recently ruled that JP Morgan Chase Bank should not be liable for permitting a withdrawal of funds to one “heir” as determined by an Order Approving a Small Estates Affidavit. Cubie Beatrice Redus died in 2006. One of her daughters, Mable,...
Billionaire media mogul, Rupert Murdoch, is in a family feud with 3 of his children over control (after his death) of his mega media business which includes Fox News, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Post and many other newspapers and television stations. Murdoch has...
Casey Kasem, known for radio’s “Top 40 Countdown”, died in 2014, but the war over where he should be buried between the children of his first marriage and his widow is ongoing. After years of legal battles over elder abuse, wrongful death, guardianship and end of...
Identity theft is real. The brazen attempt of foreign fraudsters to foreclose on Graceland, the former home of the late iconic singer, Elvis Presley, illustrates the need to be vigilant in the protection of your assets – and so should the representatives of your estate...
