I previously wrote here about a $71 million jury verdict entered against
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4th DCA: Can you sue a personal representative 41 years after he was appointed?
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Kravitz v. Levy, — So.2d
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M.D.Fla.: Why sue trusts? Because that’s where the money is
“I rob banks because that’s where the money is.” Celebrity bank robber
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Trust Accounting: Remedy or Cause of Action?
Becker v. Davis, 491 F.3d 1292 (11th Cir.(Fla.) Jul 11, 2007)
In
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Murder conviction = no insurance money
Justin Barber was convicted in 2006 of murdering his 27 year old
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Arbitration vs. Mediation in Probate Litigation
A Legal Times article entitled Considering Arbitration’s Costs and Dangers does a
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“Disengaged” PR + blown estate tax filing deadline = $233,359 late penalty
Estate of Zlotowski v. C.I.R., T.C. Memo. 2007-203 (Jul 24, 2007)
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Of lost wills and “virtually” adopted heirs
In re Estate of Musil, — So.2d —-, 2007 WL 2317189
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How much due process is a mentally ill patient entitled to in an involuntary commitment proceeding?
Register v. State, 946 So.2d 50 (Fla. 1st DCA Dec 15,
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Widow lacks property interest in husband’s body
City of Key West v. Knowles, 948 So.2d 58 (Fla. 3d
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