estate litigation Tag

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...

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...

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...

22 Sep WILL ANY OF HULK HOGAN’S HEIRS BE BODY SLAMMED IN ESTATE BATTLE ROYALE?

Posted at 11:52h in Estate Planning, Trusts, Wills

The combination of a large estate, a dysfunctional family, and Florida’s laws giving a surviving spouse the right to elect a portion of the deceased spouse’s estate (even if not named as a beneficiary) could result in a battle over Hulk Hogan’s estate, estimated at...

15 Sep PRISCILLA PRESLEY SUED FOR “PULLING THE PLUG” ON DAUGHTER, LISA MARIE, TO CONTROL GRACELAND

Posted at 11:43h in Elder Law, Estate Planning, Trusts, Wills

Priscilla Presley has been accused of not honoring the living will of her daughter, Lisa Marie Presley – Elvis Presley’s only child, so that she could control Graceland which is owned by the family trust. Lisa Marie’s living will (directive) stated that she wanted her...

08 Sep CLOTHES DON’T MAKE THE MAN – DISINHERITED BARNEY’S NEW YORK HEIR SEEKS VENGEANCE IN A UNIQUE WAY

Posted at 11:33h in Bankruptcy, Estate Planning

Bob Pressman, grandson of Barney Pressman (Barney started the first retail clothing store that bears his name), is cut from a different cloth. He is seeking revenge after his mother, Phyllis, disinherited him. Her will stated “Bob doesn’t get anything for reasons he well knows”. ...

02 Apr CELEBRITY ESTATE PLANNING COURT DECISION UPDATES FROM “GAME OF THRONES” TO “GRACE FOR GRACELAND”

Posted at 21:32h in Beneficiary, Estate Planning, Guardianship

For the past several years, we have reported on many ongoing court cases concerning celebrities of their estate planning or court cases contesting their planning. The following are a few of the updates since our previous articles: RUPERT MURDOCH -Murdoch failed in his attempt to...

17 Mar Charles Manson’s Helter-skelter Probate Estate War Continues

Posted at 11:40h in Estate Planning

Will the battle over Charles Manson’s $1 million estate last longer than the time Manson spent in prison (Manson actually spent 47 years in jail until his death in 2017)? The court case has been ongoing for over 7 years. On February 21, 2025, a...

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...

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