Cause-of-Death Estate Litigation in Airplane Accident

A pilot, with his wife on board, crashed his small, private plane, killing them both. Our client, the estate of the pilot, asserted that a collision with birds caused the tragic deaths. However, the wife’s children (pilot’s stepchildren) alleged that the pilot failed to disclose a medical condition that caused him to black out and crash the plane. After full investigation, there was evidence on both sides. Therefore, the matter was settled favorably to the estate by our attorneys in an amount that recognized the crash could have been caused by a bird strike.

Our Victories

PRA APPELLATE ATTORNEYS OBTAIN AFFIRMANCE OF TRIAL COURT DECISION ON BEHALF OF EXECUTORS OF AN ESTATE

We represented the co-executor defendants in an estate litigation. The plaintiff was the wife of the Decedent and made a claim to half of the $2.7 million proceeds from the sale of development rights to a property owned by the Decedent.

REMOVAL OF A TRUSTEE OF A MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR DYNASTY TRUST FOR BREACH OF DUTY

The patriarch of a wealthy New Jersey family created and generously funded a dynasty trust, the income of which was to be distributed by the three trustees to charity for several decades and thereafter the income and principal became available to be distributed to the family in amounts and at times to be decided by the trustees. When the charitable period of the trust ended, the trustees asked the Court to enter an order naming the members of the family beneficiary class of the multi-million-dollar trust.

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$4+ Million “Family Farm” Estate Litigation

When the patriarch of the family farm passed away, he willed the farm equally to his three grown children. One wanted to work the farm with her husband but could not afford to buy out her siblings at market value. However, she was able to negotiate purchase from her siblings for a below-market price.

Cause-of-Death Estate Litigation in Airplane Accident

A pilot, with his wife on board, crashed his small, private plane, killing them both. Our client, the estate of the pilot, asserted that a collision with birds caused the tragic deaths.