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The Eighth Circuit’s Stiny Trusts v. Robins decision reinforces that a trust’s chosen governing law controls fiduciary relationships across jurisdictions. California’s AB 565 modernizes trust administration by allowing virtual representation to bind unnotified beneficiaries, shifting future litigation toward conflicts of interest disputes.
April 7, 2026
April 7, 2026
The Eighth Circuit’s Stiny Trusts v. Robins decision reinforces that a trust’s chosen governing law controls fiduciary relationships across jurisdictions. California’s AB 565 modernizes trust administration by allowing virtual representation to bind unnotified beneficiaries, shifting future litigation toward conflicts of interest disputes.
The Eighth Circuit’s Stiny Trusts v. Robins decision reinforces that a trust’s chosen governing law controls fiduciary relationships across jurisdictions. California’s AB 565 modernizes trust administration by allowing virtual representation to bind unnotified beneficiaries, shifting future litigation toward conflicts of interest disputes.
February 19, 2026
California SB 37 (effective January 1, 2026) overhauls attorney advertising by modernizing the rules and escalating the penalties that can follow legal advertising missteps.
California SB 37 (effective January 1, 2026) overhauls attorney advertising by modernizing the rules and escalating the penalties that can follow legal advertising missteps.
February 8, 2026
Website tracking privacy claims are flooding consumer arbitration, and choice-of-law rulings can make or break them. This article offers arbitrators a practical framework covering SB 940, the Restatement, and the Hohenshelt decision’s impact on FAA preemption.
Website tracking privacy claims are flooding consumer arbitration, and choice-of-law rulings can make or break them. This article offers arbitrators a practical framework covering SB 940, the Restatement, and the Hohenshelt decision’s impact on FAA preemption.