Sentences with phrase «trial against trustee»
Successfully defended beneficiary at jury trial against trustee's claim she should return $ 5 million the trustee mistakenly distributed to her from a trust
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During a drunken driving trial against a former Bronx prosecutor, the Bronx trustee for the Patrolmen's Benevolent Association, Joe Anthony, was heard on wiretaps talking about fixing tickets, or as officers are now calling it, «professional courtesy.»
Mr. McShane's trial experience includes jury verdicts of $ 1.2 million and $ 2.97 million against the officers and directors of a corporation on behalf of its bankruptcy trustee.
Because neither party obtained a monetary recovery, the claims against trustee were not dismissed, and plaintiff obtained an equitable judgment against trustee, the case — with respect to routine costs — fell within the catch - all provision of CCP § 1032 (a)(4) which allows the trial court discretion to determine the prevailing party by comparing the relief sought with that obtained, along with the parties» litigation objectives.
bankruptcy law co-counsel to private equity fund in interpleader action against chapter 11 trustee over proceeds of stock warrant; client prevailed in bankruptcy court bench trial and on trial de novo in district court.
Then, based on the true pragmatics of the parties» positions and what occurred in lower court proceedings, the appellate court determined that trustee, not plaintiff, had prevailed: it remained neutral on the contract claims by filing the nonmonetary status declaration (in stark contrast to the trustee in Kachlon v. Markowitz, 168 Cal.App.4 th 316, 350 (2008), which did not remain neutral and only filed the nonmonetary status declaration close to trial), and it defensed the tort claims (under which plaintiff sought to recovery money against trustee).
Can a trial judge assess over $ 85,000 in attorneys fees against beneficiaries for suing a trustee who committed «numerous breaches of his fiduciary duty to the Trust»?
5th DCA: Can a trial judge assess over $ 85,000 in attorneys fees against beneficiaries for suing a trustee who committed «numerous breaches» of fiduciary duty?