Lawsuits

10 Aug JEANIE BUSS CLAIMS TECHNICAL FOUL OVER SIBLINGS’ SALE OF INTEREST IN LAKERS

Posted at 09:00h in Beneficiary, Estate Planning, Lawsuits, Michael Cohen Dallas Elder Lawyer, Trusts

Jeanie Buss, governor of the Los Angeles Lakers, which gives her the right to run the team, is disputing the ability of her 5 siblings to sell the family’s 17.8% interest held in trust. In August it was announced that the present controlling owner of the...

03 Aug JUDGE TO MICHAEL JACKSON’S “SECOND FAMILY”: THERE WILL BE NO COURT “THRILLER”

Posted at 09:00h in Asset Protection, Estate Planning, Lawsuits, Michael Cohen Dallas Elder Lawyer, Music, Probate Administration

A federal district judge has dismissed the sexual abuse and child trafficking lawsuit by Michael Jackson’s “second family” (Edward, Dominic, Marie, Nicole and Aldo Cascio) against the Estate of Michael Jackson. The court determined their case must be decided by arbitration in private instead of...

13 Jul “COSBY SHOW” KID’S WIDOW SUES MOM AND ESTATE CITING POST-NUPTIAL AGREEMENT

Posted at 09:00h in Estate Planning, Inheritance, Lawsuits, Michael Cohen Dallas Elder Lawyer, Trusts

Malcolm-Jamal Warner, who played the role of Theodore Huxtable on “The Cosby Show”, died July 20, 2025 in a drowning accident. He had not updated any of his estate planning documents since 1996 when he established the Warner Family Trust (the “Trust”) which left 70%...

06 Jul THE INK WAS DRY ON ZAPPOS CEO’S DEATH CERTIFICATE BUT THERE IS STILL A BATTLE OVER HIS ESTATE – WILL THE CASE TO BE DETERMINED BY INK?

Posted at 09:00h in Estate Planning, Lawsuits, Michael Cohen Dallas Elder Lawyer, Probate Administration, Wills

Although it was originally believed that Tony Hsieh, Zappos CEO and founder, died without a Will, the Wall Street Journal has reported a Will may have been found. A man from Pakistan called and sent a copy of the purported will to Las Vegas...

21 May Murder She Wrote Update: Will Convicted Husband Killer and Children’s Grief Book “Author” Kouri Richins, Profit by Murder?

Posted at 15:46h in Estate Planning, Lawsuits, Michael Cohen Dallas Elder Lawyer, Probate Administration, Wills

Kouri Richins (hereinafter, “Kouri”) was found guilty of aggravated murder of her husband, attempted aggravated murder, forgery and two counts of insurance fraud on March 16, 2026. She was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole on May 13, 2026. Shortly after murdering...

15 Apr “WASTING AWAY IN MARGARITAVILLE” UPDATE: COURT PERMITS JIMMY BUFFETT’S ESTATE TO DIMINISH OVER TRUST MANAGEMENT DISPUTE

Posted at 16:16h in Beneficiary, Estate Planning, Lawsuits, Michael Cohen Dallas Elder Lawyer, Music, Probate Administration, Trusts

A Florida court has recently ruled a co-trustee’s legal fees of $2 million in suing the co-trustee could be paid from Jimmy Buffett’s trust notwithstanding the petition opposition of the other co-trustee (who is Jimmy Buffett’s widow). Buffett’s widow has appealed and legal fees continue...

09 Apr MICHAEL JACKSON’S ESTATE ATTORNEYS TELL HIS ACCUSERS TO “BEAT IT”

Posted at 16:15h in Asset Protection, Estate Planning, Lawsuits, Michael Cohen Dallas Elder Lawyer, Music, Probate Administration

Michael Jackson’s Estate is involved in another lawsuit. Four siblings of the Cascio family have sued Jackson’s estate alleging he was a child sex predator who raped, drugged and sexually assaulted them at Neverland over ten years starting when they were as young as seven...

02 Apr I AM NOT MY SISTER’S KEEPER – JUDGE PERMITS AGENTS UNDER THE POWER OF ATTORNEY TO MAKE OFF WITH $5.576 MILLION TO THEMSELVES

Posted at 16:07h in Beneficiary, Estate Planning, Financial Powers of Attorney, Inheritance, Lawsuits, Michael Cohen Dallas Elder Lawyer, Power of Attorney, Taxes, Wills

A Massachusetts court of appeals has recently ruled that a gift of $5.576 million dollars by agents to themselves under a power of attorney was made in good faith. Frances Fern had a roller coaster relationship with her 4 children – Frank, Tony, Chris and Tracey. ...

19 Mar WHO CAN MAKE A CLAIM AGAINST THE ESTATE OF CARTEL LEADER, “EL MENCHO”?

Posted at 12:12h in Asset Protection, Business, Estate Planning, Lawsuits

Infamous drug trafficking king Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera was killed by Mexican security forces last month. It is estimated that he may have had at least a $50 billion estate. There is a difference on who can make a claim versus if collection could be made. ...

05 Mar HUGH HEFNER’S WIDOW THREATENS HIS FOUNDATION OVER DISTRIBUTION OF EXPLICIT PHOTOS GIVING TOO MUCH EXPOSURE

Posted at 11:58h in Asset Protection, Estate Planning, Lawsuits

Crystal Hefner, widow of the famed Playboy tycoon, Hugh Hefner, has threatened the Hugh Hefner Foundation over concerns that over 3,000 thousand lewd private videos and photos of women in Hefner’s “scrapbooks” could be distributed. The explicit photos of countless nude women (including possible images...

12 Jan PURCHASE OF HOME BY A TRUST MAY REQUIRE REPORTING TO FinCEN FOR CLOSING AFTER MARCH 1, 2026

Posted at 16:08h in Business, Estate Planning, Lawsuits, Michael Cohen Dallas Elder Lawyer, Trusts

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has a new reporting requirement for closing of some residential property on or after March 1, 2026 in an effort to prevent money laundering. The reporting requirement only is applicable if the following conditions are met: Residential property –(i.e. homes, townhomes,...

08 Dec COULD ROB REINER’S SON BENEFIT FROM KILLING HIS PARENTS? How does California & Texas law differ?

Posted at 14:31h in Inheritance, Lawsuits, Probate Administration, Trusts, Wills

Nick Reiner, the son of Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner, has been charged with violently stabbing his parents to death. Is there any way Nick could benefit from killing his parents? Like most states, California (where the Reiners were murdered) has a slayer statute...

24 Nov IS JEFFREY EPSTEIN’S ESTATE HANGING BY A THREAD?

Posted at 14:56h in Estate Planning, Lawsuits, Probate Administration, Taxes, Trusts

The impending release of the Epstein files, including his “Birthday Book” and the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance’s investigating the IRS failure to audit his tax planning on others, could have an impact on Jeffry Epstein’s estate. When Jeffrey Epstein died in 2019, his estate...

17 Nov IF TOM BRADY CLONED HIMSELF, WOULD HIS HEIRS SUFFER A SUPER BOWL LOSS?

Posted at 14:51h in Estate Planning, Inheritance, Lawsuits, Probate Administration

Tom Brady announced in November that his present dog, Junie, is a clone of his former dog, Lua, who died in 2023. This was done through the use of withdrawing blood from Lua (prior to her death) and cloning technology. Although cloning technology has not...

08 May JUDGE RULES HUMAN EMBRYOS ARE NOT FROZEN ASSETS – THE PRICE OF EGGS KEEPS GOING UP

Posted at 15:43h in Lawsuits

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...

04 Mar Tony Bennett’s Daughters Sue Their Brother Over Trust Mismanagement

Posted at 11:03h in Business, Dementia, Estate Planning, Lawsuits, Medicaid Application, Medicaid Planning, Michael Cohen Dallas Elder Lawyer, Probate Administration, Trusts

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...

01 Mar Little Richard’s Brother Says “Good Golly, Miss Molly”

Posted at 10:55h in Beneficiary, Estate Planning, Lawsuits, Medicaid Application, Medicaid Planning, Michael Cohen Dallas Elder Lawyer, Probate Administration, Wills

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...

25 Feb Court Rules That Estranged, Specifically Disinherited, Daughter Could Be Sole Beneficiary of Mother’s Estate

Posted at 10:23h in Beneficiary, Estate Planning, Lawsuits, Medicaid Application, Medicaid Planning, Michael Cohen Dallas Elder Lawyer, Probate Administration, Wills

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...

26 Dec Injunction on Corporate Transparency Act Leaves BOI Reporting Clear to Partly Cloudy

Posted at 08:53h in Business, Estate Planning, Lawsuits, Medicaid Application, Medicaid Planning, Michael Cohen Dallas Elder Lawyer, Probate Administration

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...

26 Nov Richard Simmons’ Trust – Weighty Battle For Control Between His Brother And Housekeeper

Posted at 12:45h in Beneficiary, Estate Planning, Lawsuits, Medicaid Application, Medicaid Planning, Michael Cohen Dallas Elder Lawyer, Probate Administration, Trusts

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...

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