Cases

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Kouri v. Superior Court (2007) 55 Cal.Rptr.3d 777 [depublished]

Obtaining depublication of published Court of Appeal opinion regarding liability of CPA firm

Siebel v. Mittlesteadt (2007) 41 Cal.4th 735

Impact of settlement after judgment on favorable termination requirement in malicious prosecution action

2006

Hearst v. Ganzi (2006) 145 Cal.App.4th 1195

Constitutional right of access to courts; liability of trustee for breach of fiduciary duty; immunity of trustee from exposure under will-contest safe harbor provisions

Shelden v. Grossman (Oct. 3, 2006, B184270) 2006 WL 2808155 [nonpublished opinion]

GMSR appellate lawyers Ted Xanders and Robin Meadow were responsible for the victory in this legal malpractice/fraud action against a law firm. The plaintiff alleged that the firm had helped its client, the plaintiff’s stepfather, to induce the plaintiff’s mother to leave all her property

2006

Hughes v. Reynolds (Sept. 20, 2006, A108283) 2006 WL 2687001 [nonpublished opinion]

Probate court’s independent discretion over custodial accounts established under Uniform Transfer to Minors Act

2006

In re Estate of Hughes (Sept. 20, 2006, A109497) 2006 WL 2686989 [nonpublished opinion]

Propriety of trustee accountings and asserted violations of trust; executors’ asserted gross negligence in paying claims against estate

Fremont Indem. Co. v. Fremont Gen. Corp. (2006) 143 Cal.App.4th 50

Lawyer not disqualified where he represented both parties while they were adverse in a third action

Marshall v. Marshall (2006) 547 U.S. 293

Claims based on interference with an inter vivos trust do not fall within the “probate” exception to federal jurisdiction

2004

Bank of the West v. Lewschin (Sept. 10, 2004, B174128) 2004 WL 2011451 [nonpublished opinion]

Whether beneficiary’s objections to trustee’s accounting barred by prior probate rulings

Rosenblum v. Alschuler Grossman Stein & Kahan (Nov. 30, 2004, B173793)

Legal malpractice in negotiating acquisition agreement (settled before decision)