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Free Rider No More — When Can a California Trust Beneficiary Shift Legal Fees to Other Beneficiaries?

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American courts (including our California state courts), in contrast to courts in England, do not typically award attorneys’ fees to a lawsuit’s “victor.” There are, of course, exceptions to this so-called “American Rule.”...more

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Anti-SLAPP Case Features Arm Wrestling Siblings and a Prep School

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California’s anti-SLAPP statute has generated another published case for trust and estate lawyers to ponder. Last week, in Urick v. Urick (2017) ___ Cal.App.5th ___, the California Court of Appeal confirmed that anti-SLAPP...more

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