Earlier this month, Hon. Robert P. Contillo, Presiding Judge of the Chancery Division, Bergen County, New Jersey, set aside a decedent’s Last Will and Testament, ruling that the Will was the result of undue influence by one of her adult children who was the principal beneficiary of the will. In doing so, Judge Contillo made [...]
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Court Rules Last Will And Testament Controls The Disposition Of Estate Assets Transferred To Revocable Trust During Decedent’s Life
March 14th, 2013 · No Comments
Tags: Doctrine of Probable Intent · Elder Law · Estate Litigation · Improvident Gifts · Litigation · New Cases · Trials · Undue Influence · Will Contests
Court Decides Not To Sanction Juror Who Conducted Internet Research In Criminal Trial
October 17th, 2011 · 1 Comment
Lawrence Toppin was a juror in a criminal trial in Bergen County. Jury selection took 6 days. As part of voir dire questioning, the Court asked the jurors whether they could abide by his direction to limit their consideration only to those facts which “are from the testimony and exhibits introduced at the trial. You [...]
Tags: Juror Misconduct · Trials · Web Sites and the Internet
