McDermott-Guber v. Estate of McDermott, 2017 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 1240, Docket No. A-1210-15T3 (N.J. Sup. Ct. App. Div. May 19, 2017). This is an unpublished Appellate Division decision arising out of Morris County, New Jersey.  This case pertains to whether plaintiff adduced sufficient evidence to establish a valid inter vivos gift. Here, a vacant […]

Epstein v. Epstein, 2017 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 1165, No. A-1558-15T3 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. May 15, 2017). This case is an unpublished Appellate Division decision arising out of Ocean County, New Jersey. Plaintiff Neal Epstein (“Neal”) appealed the trial court’s order dismissing his Complaint against Barbara Epstein (“Barbara”).  Neal’s Complaint alleged that as […]

Estate of Lerner v. Lerner, No. A-0399-15T4, 2017 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 804 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. Mar. 30, 2017). Defendant Tisa Lynn Lerner appeals from an August 11, 2015, judgment finding she breached her fiduciary duties as trustee for plaintiff, the Estate of Harry Lerner.  Tisa is one of three daughters of the […]

In Re Estate of Lederer, No. A-0175-14T1, 2017 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 665 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. Mar. 16, 2017). This case pertains to an arbitrator’s authority to decide the validity of a Will.  The Appellate Division addressed two appeals that were consolidated.

Travelers Casualty and Surety Company, Inc. v. Skrabonja, et al., 2017 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 591 (N.J. Super. Ct. Law Div. Mar. 8, 2017). Bronko Grcic was involved in a car accident in the late 1970s that left him paralyzed on the left side of his body, confining him to a wheelchair.  Litigation related to […]

Wolens v. Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, LLC, 155 A.3d 1 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. Feb. 21, 2017). Plaintiff Kathleen Wolens (“Wolens”) appealed a trial court order granting summary judgment and dismissing her complaint against her deceased mother’s former investment company — Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, LLC (“Morgan Stanley”) — and its account manager, co-defendant […]

Old Bridge Funeral Home, LLC v. Pruckowski, et al., No. A-0519-15T2, 2017 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 397 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. Feb. 21, 2017). This matter pertains to the right to control a testator’s funeral under N.J.S.A. § 45:27-22(a). Marie Pruckowski (“decedent”) passed away in October 2014.  She was survived by her three children:  […]

Andrews, et al. v. Frank, et al., No. A-5524-14T3, 2017 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 346 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. Feb. 9, 2017). Clifford Andrews appealed an order dismissing his claims against fourth-party defendant, Steven Ford.  In 1999, while Clifford and Terry Andrews were married, they created the Andrews Family Legacy Trust (trust), an irrevocable […]

In the Matter of the Estate of Grafer, Deceased, No. A-1096-15T3, 2017 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 159 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. Jan. 24, 2017). Appellant Robert Grafer Jr., the executor of the estate of his late mother, appealed from the Probate Part order denying his motion for attorney fees.

Estate of Kennedy, et al. v. Rosenblatt, et al., 2016 N.J. Super. LEXIS 140 (App. Div. Nov. 4, 2016). This Essex County matter addressed a conflict-of-interest issue involving attorneys who switched law firms and the electronic file that remained. In October 2013, plaintiffs Estate of Francis P. Kennedy and eight related trusts initiated a professional […]