The state Supreme Court of New York should decide the fate of 97-year-old Dorothy Livadas sometime this month. Livadas was taken to the hospital in November suffering from dehydration and urinary tract infection. However, now that she is on life support with no signs of brain activity, battles rage between the hospital and her […]
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Debate Rages Over Future of 97-year-old Woman
August 13th, 2008 · No Comments
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Billionaire’s Dog Loses Portion of Inheritance
June 16th, 2008 · No Comments
Trouble, the beloved pet of infamous real estate tycoon Leona Helmsley, will lose the majority of his enormous $12 million inheritance, according to a settlement between the executor of Helmsley’s will and two of the late mogul’s disinherited grandchildren.
Craig Panzirer and Meegan Panzierer Wesolko argued successfully that their grandmother was not of sound mind when […]
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Son of Deceased Multimillionare Businessman Accused of Forging Will
June 3rd, 2008 · No Comments
The son of multimillionaire British businessman Jimmy Swanston, is on trial for allegedly forging signatures on his father’s will. The case was raised by Jimmy Swanston’s mistress, Pat Powell, who claimed that he had assured her that he would be provided for after his death. When no mention of her appeared in his will, Powell […]
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Probate Court Upholds Settlement Between Widow, Cruise Line
May 5th, 2008 · No Comments
A Connecticut probate judge sided with the widow of a man who disappeared while on a Mediterranean cruise, saying that the settlement she reached with the cruise line was reasonable and should not be overturned.
George A. Smith IV disappeared from a balcony while on a honeymoon cruise with his fiancee, Hagel Smith, in the Mediterranean […]
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Alabama Court Denies Appeal in Paternity, Inheritance Dispute
April 21st, 2008 · No Comments
The Alabama Court of Civil Appeals ruled last week that a lower court’s decision denying the paternity suit of an Alabama man was correct. Steven Swafford, of Cleburne County, had filed suit to be declared the biological son of Ruben Myers and claim a share of the deceased man’s estate, estimated at $5 million. The […]
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