One of the most common questions an estate planning attorney encounters immediately after clients sign their estate planning documents is “What do we do now?” The purpose of this newsletter is to address some of the...
Author: Farr Law
On Tuesday, May 2, U.S. District Judge Carl J. Barbier granted preliminary approval to the settlement agreement reached between the parties to the BP oil spill litigation. This approval ensures that the Court Supervised...
On April 18, 2012, parties to the BP oil spill litigation announced the terms of a global settlement agreement. This agreement would resolve all private claims against BP for damages caused by the Deepwater Horizon oil...
As an estate planning tool, the owner of real property may decide to convey the property to his or her children or other individuals reserving a life estate. In that case, the original owner of the property (the “life...
Pradaxa is a new blood-thinning medicine primarily used to reduce the risk of stroke and blood clots in patients with atrial fibrillation not caused by a heart valve problem. However, recently filed lawsuits claim that...