Elder Law
Hearst Heir’s Malpractice Suit: Lawyer Helped Wife Steal $20M
Posted May 2, 2008, 05:49 pm CDT
By Martha Neil
A New York appeals court has reinstated a $20 million malpractice and fraud suit brought by a grandson of newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst against the grandson's wife and the couple's lawyer.
After he suffered a debilitating stroke in 1989 at age 55, John Randolph Hearst Jr. contends, his wife, Barbara, with the help of the couple's lawyer, transferred $20 million worth of property and investments into her own name, reports the New York Law Journal. The suit also named a trustee as a defendant.
A trial court had converted the defendants' motion to dismiss to a motion for summary judgment, which he granted. However, the lawsuit was reinstated last week by the Appellate Division,… Continue reading...
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