The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has agreed to consider whether an attorney for a public charity who believes that charitable assets are being unlawfully diverted for private purposes may notify the Attorney General.
The Council on American-Islamic Relations Action Network (“CAIR”) is not liable to individuals claiming that they suffered damages when an “attorney” with the CAIR chapter in Virginia failed to follow through on promises actions to help them with their legal problems. The federal District Court in the District of Columbia has granted summary judgment to CAIR after rejecting several theories of liability for the actions of its chapter. (
A taxing authority does not have to give notice of an impending tax sale of charitable real estate to the state Attorney General, an appellate court in New York has ruled. It has granted motions to dismiss a challenge to the sale of 14 separate parcels of land filed by an unincorporated charitable trust. (Turtle Island Trust v. County of Clinton, Supreme Ct., NY, App. Div., Third Dept., 2/26/15.)
An attorney who failed to have a client sign an amendment to his living trust while getting him to sign amendments to his will and other documents may be liable for legal malpractice to family members the client wanted to favor over a number of charities, the Pennsylvania Superior Court has held. The Court has reversed a trial court dismissal of the claims and allowed the family members to pursue a malpractice claim against the lawyer and his firm. (E
The Volunteer Protection Act does not protect volunteer directors from personal liability for contempt of court when they violate a court injunction, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled. The law was intended to protect volunteers against claims for ordinary negligence and not to interfere with the inherent powers of courts to enforce their orders. (Institute of Cetacean Research v.
The donor of a charitable contribution has no standing to enforce conditions imposed on the gift when enforcement would require the recipient’s board of directors to declare a default on a loan made with the donated money, the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court has ruled. (In re: Foundation for Anglican Christian Tradition, Commonwealth Ct., PA, 11/5/14.)
