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Inheriting an IRA Can Raise Questions for Beneficiaries

When it comes to inheritance, it often happens that there are mixed feelings. On the one hand, there is the excitement of getting stuff, but on the other hand there is also the burden of figuringREAD MORE >

Heirs of Late Artist Lose Copyright Dispute With Marvel Comics

The heirs of the late comic book artist Jack Kirby reportedly lost an appeal of a case involving a dispute with Marvel Entertainment over the rights to certain famous comic book heroes. Kirby has been gone for someREAD MORE >

Photos of Robert Johnson are Continued Subject of Dispute

Blues fans may have heard about the dispute involving photographs of the legendary blues musician Robert Johnson. The dispute, which has been going on for nearly 25 years, involves the question of who has rights toREAD MORE >

Sparing Beneficiaries Capital Gains Tax on Bypass Trust Assets

As we have previously noted on this blog, the need for a bypass trust in estate planning has dwindled since Congress made portability a permanent feature of tax law, but there are still some uses forREAD MORE >

Cohen Family Involved in Will Dispute in NJ

Legal problems regarding a last will and testament are never a source of joy for families, even for the party or parties who initiate them in hopes of getting more of what they deserve, perhaps especiallyREAD MORE >