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May the Trustee’s Personal Debt to the Trust Owed as a Result of a Breach of Trust be Discharged in Bankruptcy?

The U.S. Bankruptcy Code provides that a personal debt is not dischargeable if the debt had been occasioned by the debtor’s defalcation while acting in a fiduciary capacity. Courts of appeals had long disagreed about the...more

The Trust Being a Multi-Party Relationship, Whom Legal Counsel Represents Can Get Complicated

The trust being a multi-party relationship, it is not always that easy to discern at any given time whom legal counsel is representing, or should be representing, in matters relating to the trust’s creation and...more

Some Important Bills To Watch Tomorrow

Tomorrow, the Assembly Judiciary Committee will hear several important bills that passed out of the Senate: - SB 323 (Vargas) - This bill would enact the California Revised Uniform Limited Liability Company Act to...more

Too Late (Part 2): Can Your Fees Request Wait?

Earlier today, we previewed Bjork v. O'Meara, a case about the perils of challenging a will too late. Now we preview a case about timing your claim for attorneys fees: Rodriquez v. Department of Financial and Professional...more

Finding Las Vegas Bike Injury Law Information

Las Vegas Traffic Safety Motorcycle Injurys Diego Corrale was killed on his motorcycle. He was involved in a fatal crash according to a report from boxing promoter Gary Shaw on May 7, 2007 in Las Vegas, Nevada....more

Bardfield v. O'Leary

Memorandum in Support of Opposition to Summary Judgment

This is the Opposition to Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment in a case challenging the imposition of a "range test" where both statute and regulation state no such testing is required....more