GESTON v. OLSON CASE NO. 1:11-CV-044. 857 F.Supp.2d 863 (2012) John and Carolyn GESTON, Plaintiffs, v. Carol K. OLSON, in her official capacity as Executive Director of the North Dakota Department of Human Services, Defendant. United States District Court, D. North Dakota, Southwestern Division. April 24, 2012. Order Denying Motion for Stay Pending Appeal August 1, 2012. Gregory C. Larson Jeanne M. Steiner, Attorney General’s Office, Bismarck,...
The A/B Trust used to be one of the most popular estate planning products in a lawyer’s arsenal. Here’s how it previously worked: The first spouse dies and that spouse’s assets are placed into a trust using the first spouse’s estate tax exemption. The second spouse dies and their assets go to the children using the second spouse’s estate tax exemption. The assets in the first spouse’s trust...
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has sued AmeriDebt, Inc., DebtWorks, Inc., and Andris Pukke for misrepresentations and deceptive omissions under the Federal Trade Commission Act (FTC Act), 15 U.S.C. § 41-58. It has also sued AmeriDebt for violations of the disclosure requirements under the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, 15 U.S.C. § 6801(a) et seq. The FTC alleges that Defendants, operating in common as a non-profit credit counseling service, defrauded consumers...
