¶1 We granted certiorari to address whether two children who were named beneficiaries in a will were pretermitted heirs. We hold that heirs are not pretermitted because their beneficiary status on a non-probate asset differs from their bequests in a will. We reverse the trial court in part, and remand for proceedings consistent with our determination neither child was a pretermitted heir.

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Grand Rapids, MI - The United States of America charged Aaron William Fien with making false statements.

Aaron William Fein, 25 years old, of Grand Rapids, was sentenced today to 27 months’ imprisonment by U.S. District Judge Paul L. Maloney. Fein pled guilty in July to lying to FBI agents about renting and training with an AR-15. Upon his release, Fein will be confined to his home and c... More...   $0 (03-06-2020 - )

If amendments to a revocable trust made shortly before
the settlor dies disinherit a beneficiary, does that individual, as
one who is not named in the trust’s final iteration, have standing
to challenge the validity of the disinheriting amendments in
probate court on grounds such as incompetence, undue
influence, or fraud?
The Court of Appeal interpreted Probate Code sectio... More...   $0 (01-27-2020 - CA)

A citizens’ taxpayer organization sued to invalidate
certain contracts allegedly made in violation of Government
Code section 1090. The question is whether Government Code
section 1092 gives plaintiff the statutory standing to do so. We
hold that section 10921 does not provide plaintiff a private right
of action because it was not a party to the contracts. The Court
of Appe... More...   $0 (12-29-2019 - CA)

Sylvia Tang (Tang) and Alan Chung Cheung Wong (Wong) married in 1999 and
divorced in 2011. During their marriage, Wong held a 48.5 percent interest and Tang
held an 11 percent interest in Asian Square Inc. (Asian Square), which owns and operates
Grand Century Mall in San Jose. On December 31, 2011, Tang and Wong entered a
marital settlement agreement (settlement agreement) that res... More...   $0 (12-15-2019 - CA)

This lawsuit arises out of an altercation between plaintiff
David Bernstein, a bartender, and defendant Shia LaBeouf, an
actor. LaBeouf confronted Bernstein and called him a “racist”
after Bernstein refused to serve LaBeouf and his companion
alcohol. Video footage of the incident was later posted on the
internet and broadcast on television. Bernstein sued LaBeouf for
assaul... More...   $0 (12-08-2019 - CA)

Grand Rapids, MI - The United States of America charged Joseph James Shingola II, age 50, of Comstock Park yesterday to being a prohibited person in possession of firearms.

Shingola was involuntarily committed to a mental institution in 1988, which made him ineligible to possess firearms under federal law. He did not disclose the commitment in subsequent applications to purchase guns an... More...   $0 (12-06-2019 - MI)

Ralph Placencia died, leaving behind, among other things, a will, a trust,
and a joint bank account with an express right of survivorship in favor of one of his
daughters, appellant Lisa Strazicich. Prior to his death in 2009, Ralph left clear
statements in his will that he did not want Lisa to have the right of survivorship; he
wanted the proceeds of the account to go to his trust... More...   $0 (11-27-2019 - CA)

Enid, OK - The State of Oklahoma charged Jeffrey Krogmann with embezzlement in violation of 21 O.S. 1451, which provides:



A. Embezzlement is the fraudulent appropriation of property of any person or legal entity, legally obtained, to any use or purpose not intended or authorized by its owner, or the secretion of the property with the fraudulent intent to appropriate it to such u... More...   $0 (11-20-2019 - OK)

November 2015, the Board of Supervisors (Board) of the County of Kern
approved a new zoning ordinance requiring permits for new oil and gas exploration,
drilling and production. The ordinance imposed a wide range of environmental and other
standards on permit applicants. It also adopted two procedural pathways for obtaining
permits when the proposed activity would be conducted on s... More...   $0 (11-20-2019 - CA)

Oilton, OK - The State of Oklahoma charged Patrick Leon Kennedy with embezzlement in violation of 21 O.S. 1451, which provides that:



A. Embezzlement is the fraudulent appropriation of property of any person or legal entity, legally obtained, to any use or purpose not intended or authorized by its owner, or the secretion of the property with the fraudulent intent to appropriate i... More...   $0 (11-11-2019 - OK)

Doris A. Steward had four children: Leidig, Walker, Deanna Larson, and Kevin Steward. Doris executed a will in November 2014 (2014 Will), which gave the entirety of her estate in three equal shares to Walker, Larson, and Kevin. The 2014 Will explicitly disinherited Leidig, stating that it was Doris' "specific intention to make no provision for [her] daughter, Mary (Burleigh) Leidig." The 2014 Wil... More...   $0 (11-11-2019 - KS)