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Country Side Villas v. Ivie

Civil Procedure, Probate, Trusts & Estates
In a dispute involving liability for home repairs and improvements, trial court judgment in favor of defendant on anti-SLAPP motion is affirmed where...

Estate of Bartsch

Attorney's Fees, Probate, Trusts & Estates
In a probate matter involving the scope Probate Code section 11704, interim award of attorney fees and costs incurred by respondent in ongoing will...

Conservatorship of McQueen

Civil Procedure, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law, Probate, Trusts & Estates
Judgment and award against defendants on multiple causes of action for violation of the terms of a trust is affirmed where grounds for appeal are...

Estate of Stoker

Civil Procedure, Family Law, Probate, Trusts & Estates
In a probate and estate matter, judgment by trial court that a purported will not executed in compliance with Probate Code because it lacked witnesses...

Estate of Shapiro v. US

Contracts, Family Law, Probate, Trusts & Estates, Tax Law
In a tax refund lawsuit where the district court held that homemaking services did not, as a matter of law, provide sufficient consideration to...

Baccei v. US

Probate, Trusts & Estates, Tax Law
In an action brought by a trustee of a revocable trust seeking a refund of a penalty imposed by the Internal Revenue Service for late payment of an...

Conservatorship of the Estate of McQueen

Elder Law, Evidence, Government Benefits, Government Law, Probate, Trusts & Estates
In a conservator's suit on behalf of a mentally and physically disabled elder, against several of the elder's family members and the family's legal...

State of California v. Bank of Am., N.A.

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Probate, Trusts & Estates, Property Law & Real Estate
In plaintiffs' qui tam action against Bank of America under the California False Claims Act, (CFCA), claiming that BOA defrauded the State by failing...

Greenspan v. LADT, LLC

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Judgement Enforcement, Probate, Trusts & Estates
In proceedings to satisfy an $8.45 million judgment against defendant's companies for breach of contract, trial court's denial of plaintiff's motion...

Gray v. Bush

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Probate, Trusts & Estates, Property Law & Real Estate
In a dispute over the trust funds for several cemeteries located in the Midwest, district court's dismissal of the suit on Burford abstention grounds...