Ethical Implications of Accessing Metadata

Estate of Kennedy, et al. v. Rosenblatt, et al., 2016 N.J. Super. LEXIS 140 (App. Div. Nov. 4, 2016). This Essex County matter addressed a conflict-of-interest issue involving attorneys who switched law firms and the electronic file that remained. In October 2013, plaintiffs Estate of Francis P. Kennedy and eight related trusts initiated a professional negligence action against defendants.  Riker, Danzig, Scherer, Hyland & Perretti, LLP (“Riker”) served as defense counsel and prepared an “Initial Case Analysis” (“the Analysis”), which was placed both in Riker’s paper file and its electronic document management system.  The Analysis was a detailed case assessment and strategy memorandum which was sent to the client.

NJ Supreme Court Grants Cert: Thieme v. Aucoin-Thieme

Thieme v. Aucoin-Thieme, 227 N.J. 269 (2016) In 1999, plaintiff Michael J. Thieme was employed at a biometrics consulting firm.  In late 2000 or 2001, Michael met the defendant, Bernice F. Aucoin-Thieme.  By May 2002, they were living together, and their daughter was born in 2003.

Tara Zane and Melissa Osorio Dibble Presented A Case Study On The UTC for the Society of Financial Service Professionals

The presentation took place on January 10, 2017, at The Mansion in Voorhees, NJ from 8:30am – 10:30am.  Attendees learned how to create, modify, and the possibility of even terminating trusts under the new Act. 

Inheritance Disputes Clogging Up Courts in China

New Jersey District Court Held Taiwan an Adequate Alternative Forum Under Doctrine of Forum Non Conveniens

Chen-Teh Shu v. Wang, 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 143222 (D.N.J. Oct. 17, 2016). This matter is one of many related suits regarding the proper disposition of assets from the estate of a Taiwanese billionaire, Yung-Ching Wang (the “Decedent”), who died intestate.  Plaintiffs, Chen-Teh Shu, Dong-Zung Dai, and Robert Shi, are joint executors of the will of Yueh-Lan Wang.  This matter was initially filed by Yueh-Lan Wang, a Taiwanese citizen, in 2010, who since passed away, and the joint executors of her estate sought to recover the property that was allegedly transferred out of the multibillion-dollar estate of Yueh-Lan’s late husband, Yung-Ching Wang.

Hot Trends In Estate Litigation for the Camden County Bar Association

On December 8, 2016, Steve Mignogna, Anthony La Ratta, Donald Craig, and Melissa Osorio Dibble Presented at the 15th Annual Forum: Hot Trends In Estate Litigation for the Camden County Bar Association.