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04.28.2025
Appellate Division Affirms that Claims Relating to Estate Issues are Under the Jurisdiction of the Chancery Division
Brodsky v. Estate of Goodman, Docket No. A-0592-23, 2025 WL 1024243 (N.J. Super. App. Div. April 7, 2025) Plaintiff Eleanor Brodsky (“Eleanor”) appealed two Law Division orders which denied her motion for a change of venue, granted the defendants’ motion to dismiss her complaint without prejudice, and directed her to refile in the Chancery Division, […]
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04.07.2025
Appellate Division Affirms that the Slayer Statute Does Not Expand to Suicide as a Result of Marital Discord
In re Jason Y. Liaban, Docket No. A-1435-23, 2025 WL 747482 (N.J. Super. App. Div. March 10, 2025) Maria Y. Liaban (“Mother”), the mother of Jason Y. Liaban (“Decedent”), appealed an order that dismissed her complaint against Kriezl L. Liaban (“Decedent’s wife”) with prejudice. Decedent, a police sergeant, committed suicide on March 30, 2023, leaving […]
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03.05.2025
ABA Section of Real Property, Trust and Estate Law’s Annual RPTE National CLE Conference
Join Melissa Osorio Dibble and Anthony R. La Ratta at the ABA Section of Real Property, Trust, & Estate Law 37th Annual RPTE National CLE Conference, taking place from April 30 to May 1, 2025 at the Aria Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. This premier event brings together professionals from across the legal […]
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03.03.2025
Unclean Hands Bars Credits for Breaches of Fiduciary Duties as Attorney In-Fact and Executor
In re Joan McFadden, Docket No. A-0236-23, 2025 WL 65016 (N.J. Super. App. Div. Jan. 10, 2025) Joan McFadden died leaving three sons: Joseph, Vincent, and John. After their mother’s death, Joseph and Vincent brought an action against their brother, John. They alleged he breached his fiduciary duties as both attorney-in-fact and executor of their […]
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Anthony R. La Ratta
Tony concentrates his practice in the area of commercial litigation, with an emphasis in litigation involving probate matters, estates, trusts, guardianships, and fiduciaries.