by Kathryn A. Flanigan | Mar 5, 2018 | Probate Litigation
California fans of the work of the late author Harper Lee may be aware that in keeping with the private life she led, her will was also made private. However, on Feb. 27, following a lawsuit from The New York Times, the will was unsealed. Lee had directed her literary...
by Kathryn A. Flanigan | Mar 3, 2018 | Blog
Johnny Hallyday was the most famous rockstar in France. He was a French citizen and was mourned by the entire nation when he died there last December.Despite this, Hallyday declared his official residence here in Los Angeles, mostly to avoid the steep French taxes. He...
by Kathryn A. Flanigan | Feb 23, 2018 | Probate Litigation
A 42-year-old man died intestate in 2006 after a motorcycle crash. He had a Yahoo email account that he had created and shared with his brother. When his surviving siblings sued for full access to the account, Yahoo was initially granted a summary judgment. Now, the...
by Kathryn A. Flanigan | Feb 20, 2018 | Inheritance Disputes
A deceased California cult leader remains in ongoing litigation as at least four parties vie for the right to claim his body. Charles Manson died on Nov. 19, 2017, at age 83 after spending 46 years in prison for his role in the murder of seven people in 1969. Since...
by Kathryn A. Flanigan | Feb 14, 2018 | Probate Litigation
A lawsuit filed in a California federal court in January is one of over a dozen dealing with the disputed estate of the singer James Brown, who died in 2006. Brown’s will left around $2 million worth of effects to the six children he acknowledged as belonging to...
