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08.24.2021
Appellate Division Declines to Award Compensatory, Punitive, and Equitable Damages With Respect to Claims of Trustee Misconduct
In re Gloria T. Mann Revocable Tr., A-2663-19, 2021 WL 2212701 (N.J. Super. App. Div. June 2, 2021). Gloria Mann (“Gloria”) died on August 10, 2017. Her children, plaintiff David Mann (“David”) and defendant Doree Gottlieb (“Doree”), were the primary beneficiaries and successor co-trustees of the Gloria T. Mann Revocable Trust (“Trust”). A few months […]
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08.16.2021
Melissa Dibble to Speak at Samaritan’s Free Will & Estate Planning Workshop
When: Tuesday, September 21, 2021 | Eastern: 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM Where: Webinar Archer Faculty: Melissa Dibble, Esq. Overview: When was your Will last reviewed? If, since then, you’ve bought or sold a home or business, married or divorced, welcomed or lost a family member or heir, received an inheritance, or had a change […]
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08.13.2021
Appellate Division Declines to Apply the Doctrine of Cy Pres to Modify a Charitable Trust
In re Bierstadt Paintings Charitable Tr., Dated October 6, 1919, A-0529-20, 2021 WL 3057076 (N.J. Super. App. Div. July 20, 2021). In 1919, J. Ackerman Coles (“Coles”), a well-known doctor, art collector, and philanthropist, gifted inter vivos two paintings to the City of Plainfield (“the City”). The paintings by Albert Bierstadt are held in a […]
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08.13.2021
The Entire Controversy Doctrine and the Importance of Joining Additional Parties in Initial Pleadings
Mac Naughton v. Power Law Firm, A-3711-19, 2021 WL 2964324 (N.J. Super. App. Div. July 15, 2021). This case addresses the importance of naming additional parties pursuant to Rule 4:5-1(b)(2) in initial pleadings. Plaintiff W. James Mac Naughton (“Jim”) appealed a May 27, 2020 Order granting summary judgment to defendant Power Law Firm, LLP, Jinhee […]
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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.