Attorney Appointed Guardian Of Property Not Subject To California Jurisdiction

(November 12, 2018, 9:39 AM EST) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A California appeals panel on Nov. 7 affirmed a lower court’s dismissal of a lawsuit alleging that a Maryland attorney abused his authority as the court-appointed guardian of an elderly woman’s property and as trustee of her trusts, finding that the attorney is not subject to general jurisdiction or specific jurisdiction in California (John Berman v. David Modell, No. A149771, Calif. App., 1st Dist., Div. 4, 2018 Cal. App. Unpub. LEXIS 7571)....

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