Several interesting lawyer ethics opinions and cases were published recently in New Jersey and other states. 1. In Opinion 43 issued on June 28, 2011 by the New Jersey Supreme Court Committee on Attorney Advertising, the Committee considered a grievance filed against fifteen (15) New...
In this case, the decedent, William McLellan, created an irrevocable life insurance trust for the primary benefit of his wife and children in 2006. The life insurance trust was funded with a $2.5 million life insurance policy. Plaintiff, Lois Jean McLellan, the spouse of the...
Below I’ve listed the most popular articles posted to the Vanarelli Law Office Blog based upon pageviews in June 2011. The original post date is included after each hyperlinked title. Top Ten (10) New Jersey Probate Litigation / Will Contest Cases in 2010. January 2nd,...
A New Jersey appeals court ruled that the state has no obligation to pay for transportation that would allow a 25-year-old man with autism to attend an adult day program because he is on the waiting list for a Medicaid waiver and a comparable program...
In a scathing 104-page opinion, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled that “the VA’s failure to provide adequate procedures for veterans facing … delays in the delivery of mental health care violates the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment [of...
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