Trusts and Estates
Ca. Trs. & Estates Quarterly 2021, Volume 27, Issue 2
Content
- After Beckwith: An Update On the Interference With Inheritance Tort In California
- Chairs of Section Subcommittees
- Editorial Board
- From the Chair
- From the Editor-in-chief
- How To Invade Someone's Privacy 101
- Inside this Issue:
- Let's Get Digital! Esi In Trust and Estate Litigation, Part 1
- Litigation Alert
- Tax Alert
- Tips of the Trade: New Standard For Appellate Review of Findings Supported By Clear and Convincing Evidence
- Weaponizing the Litigation Process - When Litigation Results In the Taking of Hostages
WEAPONIZING THE LITIGATION PROCESS – WHEN LITIGATION RESULTS IN THE TAKING OF HOSTAGES
By Hon. Reva Goetz (Ret.) *
MCLE Article
I. INTRODUCTION
Trusts and estates cases can be in existence for years or even decades. Given the myriad of issues raised in each case, one can very easily keep litigation going, which makes them ripe for litigation abuse. However, the remedies preventing a party from "weaponizing" litigation are sorely lacking, except in very limited, specific circumstances.