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The Will of Charley Pride is being contested by a secret son I recently found a story online about the will challenge commenced by the secret son of the late country music great Charley Pride. According to the story, Pride died in December of 2020 after getting COVID-19 at the age of 86. Tyler Pride…Read More »
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Husband had another secret family in a different part of town A recent story online describes an estate dispute from British Columbia between a wife and the secret family of her late husband. Most of this information is also available in the February 26, 2021 decision of the Supreme Court of British Columbia in Boughton…Read More »
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Ownership of the Chargers at issue among the four siblings of the Spanos family A recent online story has brought to light the latest developments in the dispute involving the ownership of the National Football League’s Los Angeles Chargers. According to the story, the Chargers may be worth up to $3 billion. The Spanos family…Read More »
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Larry King left his estate to his children in a handwritten will Larry King died on January 23, 2021 at the age of 87. Several news sources have reported that shortly prior to his death he had been hospitalized in Los Angeles after testing positive for COVID-19. After his death, his seventh wife Shawn Southwick…Read More »
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Prince’s estate involved in a dispute with the IRS A recent online story found here outlines the latest developments with respect to Prince’s estate. Prince died on April 21, 2016 at the age of 57 without a will. It was later determined that he died of a drug overdose. He left an estate that was…Read More »
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Dr. Oz is involved in litigation with his sister with respect to their late father’s properties in New York According to a recent online story found here celebrity doctor Mehment Oz also known as Dr. Oz is involved in a dispute with his sister, Nazlim, stemming from their father, Mustafa Oz’s February 2019 death. Nazlim…Read More »
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Sherman Estate fight to seal wills and inheritance information I recently read a story online on the latest developments involving the estates of Barry and Honey Sherman. The Toronto billionaires were found dead at their Toronto mansion on December 15, 2017. Barry Sherman founded the largest Canadian-owned drug company, Apotex. Investigators have determined that they…Read More »
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I recently read the decision in Lima v. Ventura (Estate of), 2020 ONSC 3278, a case heard by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in writing on May 27, 2020. The decision of the Honourable Justice Emery affirms previously established principles with respect to compliance with Court Orders, and further outlines the analysis to be…Read More »
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Nova Scotia Court of Appeal provides detailed unjust enrichment analysis I recently read the decision in Reid v. Reid, 2020 NSCA 32, a case heard by the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal on January 22, 2020. This is an appeal from a lower Court decision involving unjust enrichment, an eviction, and an award for punitive…Read More »
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Walt Disney’s grandson has been involved in a lengthy legal battle over his inheritance I recently found an interesting online story involving the estate of Walt Disney (December 5, 1901 – December 15, 1966). Walt and his wife, Lillian Bounds had two children, a daughter named Diane, born in 1933, and an adopted daughter named…Read More »
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