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Estate of Duke

Probate, Trusts & Estates
In an appeal from a judgment of the trial court in favor of the heirs of the deceased who were omitted from a holographic will, and against named...

Conservatorship of Cornelius

Attorney's Fees, Family Law, Probate, Trusts & Estates
In an appeal from a judgment of the trial court allowing the recovery of costs and legal fees incurred by a temporary conservator after the...

Dzwonkowski v. Spinella

Attorney's Fees, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Probate, Trusts & Estates
In an appeal from a judgment of the trial court confirming an arbitration award and awarding attorney's fees in an attorney-client fee dispute,...

Hernandez v. Kieferle

Civil Procedure, Probate, Trusts & Estates
In an appeal from a judgment of the trial court invalidating an amendment to a trust under Probate Code section 21350 et seq., judgment is reversed...

Smith v. Cimmet

Probate, Trusts & Estates, Professional Malpractice, Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
In an appeal from a judgment of the trial court dismissing a legal malpractice action brought by a successive estate representative on the ground that...

SEC v. Gewerter

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Probate, Trusts & Estates, Securities Law
In an appeal by a Nevada attorney seeking review of a district court order denying his motion to quash the SEC's subpoena for bank records of his...

Estate of Dito

Civil Procedure, Elder Law, Family Law, Probate, Trusts & Estates, Remedies
In a probate petition alleging financial elder abuse, judgment of the trial court dismissing complaint without leave to amend on the ground that it is...

Vaca v. Wachovia Mortgage Corp.

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Probate, Trusts & Estates, Property Law & Real Estate
In an action for fraud and related causes of action, judgment of the trial court dismissing action as time-barred is affirmed where although plaintiff...

Dickow v. US

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Probate, Trusts & Estates, Tax Law
In an action seeking a refund of federal estate taxes, 26 U.S.C. section 6511(a), and involving whether the IRS incorrectly concluded that Section...

Vazquez-Rijos v. Anhang

Civil Procedure, Criminal Law & Procedure, Family Law, Probate, Trusts & Estates
In an action by a former wife, indicted for the murder of her husband, seeking a share of the husband's sizable estate, judgment of the district court...