Cite as D070907Filed January 23, 2018, Fourth District, Div. One By Daniel C. KimWeintraub Tobin Chediak Coleman Grodin Law Corporationwww.weintraub.com “Grandfather” Gaynor died in 1983, leaving a trust estate split three ways, one share for each of his three children and their issue. Following litigation concerning management and control of the trust, the prevailing beneficiaries filed a surcharge petition against the co-trustees, and later added James Bulen based on his alleged de facto trustee status. The beneficiaries sued for breach… Read more
Kerkorian executed a will in July 2013 and married Una Davis about a year later. Two days prior to the wedding, he gave Anthony Mandekic $10 million dollars with instructions to give the money to Davis outside of Kerkorian’s estate or any testamentary transfer, and Mandekic complied. The day before the wedding, Davis signed a waiver, relinquishing any right to Kerkorian’s estate, including the right of an omitted spouse. Kerkorian died a year later, and his will did not name Davis as a beneficiary. Read more