by Charles Ticker | Jun 18, 2017 | dividing estate, estate litigation
Court decision in Dare Foods rejects heiress’ claim to oppression remedy A recent story online discusses the dispute between Dare Foods heiress Carolyn Dare-Wilfred and her brothers, Bryan Dare and Graham Dare. Dare Foods dates back almost 120 years to when...
by Charles Ticker | Jun 18, 2017 | dividing estate, estate law, estate litigation
Prince’s six siblings will share in $200 million estate Prince passed away on April 21, 2016 due to an overdose from the powerful drug Fentanyl. He died without a will and he did not have any children. As a result, under Minnesota law his siblings were next in...
by Charles Ticker | May 12, 2017 | dividing estate, estate litigation
Lund family food business at the center of sibling dispute A recent story summarizes the sibling dispute among the owners of the Lunds & Byerlys chain of grocery stores. Lunds & Byerlys is one of the main grocers in the Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Company was...
by Charles Ticker | Apr 7, 2017 | dividing estate, dividing family heirlooms, estate litigation, fraud, power of attorney abuse, powers of attorney, succession planning
Susan Van Note found not guilty in murder of father and his girlfriend A jury has found Susan Van Note not guilty in the 2010 murders of her millionaire father, William Van Note, and his girlfriend, Sharon Dickson. A recent story found here summarizes the case and...
by Charles Ticker | Mar 10, 2017 | dividing estate, estate administration, estate law, estate litigation, succession planning
Muhammad Ali’s family may be heading toward estate dispute After Muhammad Ali passed away on June 3, 2016, several news sources reported that his estate may become the subject of a dispute. Although few details have surfaced since his passing, a recent story...
by Charles Ticker | Mar 6, 2017 | dividing estate, estate administration, estate law, estate litigation
Administration of Prince estate delayed by argument over personal representative When Prince passed away on April 21, 2016, he left behind an estate believed to be worth several hundreds of millions of dollars. He died without a will and without a spouse or children....
