Hutchison & Steffen recently won a major trust litigation case following a two-week trial in state district court. The firm’s client, who served as trustee and beneficiary of a sizable estate, prevailed in legal challenges asserted by siblings of undue influence, breach of fiduciary duty, and fraud. Congratulations to Mark Hutchison and Russell Geist who…
Mark Hutchison and Sandra Robertson successfully defeated a motion for preliminary injunction. The client in this case is the owner of an upscale retail mall on The Strip. An entity who claimed to be a tenant (“Tenant A”), but who actually obtained possession of a suite in the mall illegally, claimed that another tenant’s (“Tenant…
Shannon Wilson and Jennifer Willis continue to have success in a long-running and highly contentious guardianship matter. The trial was on the protected person’s request to terminate the guardianship and the Guardian’s request to relocate the protected person to assisted living in California. In April the Court denied the request to terminate the guardianship and…
Firm Partner Michael R. Brooks was elected President of the Founders Classical Academy of Las Vegas Board of Directors. Founders Classical Academy is a Nevada State Charter School providing tuition-free education to train the minds and improve the hearts of young people through a rigorous, classical education in the liberal arts and sciences, with instruction…
In Richard Hogue v. Silver State Schools CU, 18-15204 (May 19, 2020), the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed an appeal of a Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) case due to the plaintiff’s lack of standing. The defendant, Silver State Schools Credit Union (SSSCU) was represented by Hutchison & Steffen partner, Michael R. Brooks. The…
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