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Arbitration Clause Held Not Enforceable as to the Validity of the Trust Amendment

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There has been considerable discussion regarding including arbitration clauses in estate planning documents over recent years. Some estate and trust attorneys are actively pushing for the inclusion of such clauses. Recently,...more

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Federal Court Holds That Trust Beneficiaries’ Claims Against Brokerage Firm Should Not Be Compelled To Arbitration

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In Freeman v. Fid. Brokerage Servs., LLC, the mother of the plaintiffs executed a living trust agreement. No 3:18-CV-0947-G, 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 34694 (N.D. Tex. March 5, 2019)....more

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District Court: ESOP Arbitration Provision Doesn't Apply to "Cashed-Out" Participant - Court Does Not Rule, However, That the...

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• The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio has ruled that the arbitration provision of an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) does not apply to the plaintiff's class representative because she had "cashed...more

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TN COA: Trustee Lacked Authority To Enter Pre-Dispute Arbitration Agreement

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The Tennessee Court of Appeals recently held that a trustee’s signature of brokerage account agreement containing a pre-dispute arbitration clause did not bind the trust’s minor beneficiary. The Court held that an “all...more

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Bankruptcy Trustee’s Action For Crop Reinsurance Proceeds Is Time-Barred

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A federal district court has held that a bankruptcy trustee’s action to compel payment of crop insurance proceeds is time-barred by virtue of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (FCIA) and the insurance policies’ arbitration...more

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