Tag Archives: trusts and estates lawsuits

Oooh, this has to be a nasty fight over a dead body, i.e., an estate

Posted on August 11, 2014 by Naomi

I just picked up this teeny abstract from the New York Law Journal, because it hints, hints hints at some nasty after-death family battles, doesn’t it? Here’s what I’m reading in it: an old woman has been ill and subsequently … Continue reading →

Posted in Law, suits and order | Tagged | Comments Off on Oooh, this has to be a nasty fight over a dead body, i.e., an estate

The juiciest, messiest, weirdest rich-dead-guy’s-estate muckup EVER

Posted on July 28, 2014 by Naomi

John Leland’s New York Times piece in yesterday’s Metropolitan Section of the New York Times, modestly entitled Mr. Tran’s Messy Life and Legacy – NYTimes.com., has a little sub-head: From North Vietnam to Times Square, the father of 16 children … Continue reading →

Posted in Law, suits and order | Tagged | Comments Off on The juiciest, messiest, weirdest rich-dead-guy’s-estate muckup EVER

Trusts, estates, too many houses and too many wills: Huguette Clark

Posted on July 1, 2014 by Naomi

Because it’s been such a compelling story − if making us (temporary?) Peeping Toms − I’ve frequently mentioned the Huguette Clark story. The Sunday Times Book Review, which I read fairly thoroughly, mostly because the reviews offer compact versions of … Continue reading →

Posted in Law, suits and order | Tagged | Comments Off on Trusts, estates, too many houses and too many wills: Huguette Clark