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Delaware Observes Right to Inherit Digital Accounts

Delaware this month became the first state to pass a law governing heirs' rights to digital and social-media accounts. Trisha Hall, an associate at Connolly Gallagher in Wilmington, chaired the Delaware State Bar Association committee that drafted the bill after reviewing model legislation and state laws governing related issues. Hall spoke with The National Law Journal about the Delaware Code amendment "relating to fiduciary access to digital assets and digital accounts."
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New York Law Journal

Estate of Geraldine E. Coleman

By | August 25, 2014
Administrators Granted Allocating Proceeds From Malpractice Suit to Different Claims
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New York Law Journal

Matter of Padula

By | August 25, 2014
Motion to Disqualify Law Firm, Cross-Motion To Disqualify Co-Executors From Serving Denied
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New York Law Journal

Charitable Gifts of Artworks—Report of IRS Panel

In his Estate Planning and Philanthropy column, Conrad Teitell writes that charitable gifts of artworks almost always present valuation issues. An appraisal by a respected, unbiased qualified expert is key to substantiating a charitable deduction for a donated work of art. IRS has its own experts—the Art Advisory Panel.
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New York Law Journal

Estate of Gramisci

By | August 22, 2014
Probate of Original Conformed Copy of Will Granted as No Presumption of Revocation
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Panel Blocks Man's Effort to Benefit From Victim's Estate

Citing the "clear causal link" between a man's unlawful killing of his mother-in-law and the benefits he stood to gain, a Brooklyn appellate court has ruled that wrongdoers cannot indirectly inherit a victim's assets.
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Law.com

Judge Rejects Sanctions in Anna Nicole Smith Legacy Fight

A federal judge has rejected a request for $44 million in sanctions against the estate of former Playboy model Anna Nicole Smith's late stepson, despite finding that the case involved “litigants with a distinct disinterest in rules or ethics.”
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Estate of Tran

By | August 20, 2014
Administrator Authorized to Direct Any Steps Needed for Testing of Decedent's DNA Sample
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New York Law Journal

Will of Garcia

By | August 19, 2014
Failure to File Affidavit of Service Not Error To Subvert Court's Ruling on Dispute's Merits
2 minute read

Daily Report Online

Rising Stars 2014: Luke Lantta | 35

Luke Lantta's practice at Bryan Cave involves the tony world of trusts, inheritances and intrigue sometimes worthy of an "ABC Movie of the Week.
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