Legal Opinion
Spinnato v. Goldman
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided December 19, 2014No. Civil No. 14-12443-PBSPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
SARIS, Chief Judge.
Plaintiff James Spinnato is the heir and former co-executor of the estate of Winnie Ansin, an elderly widow he befriended more than a decade before her death. Martin C. Goldman was Ansin’s estate attorney and is currently the co-executor of her estate. Spinnato alleges that Goldman encouraged Ansin’s relatives to file suit *460against him for undue influence, despite repeatedly assuring Spinnato that Ansin’s estate planning documents were valid and his relationship with her was proper. Spinnato asserts claims for breach of fiduciary duties, fraudulent…
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