Legal Opinion
Tompkins v. Stifel
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided February 14, 2019No. Civil Action No. 2018-1212Published
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CHARLES H. TOMPKINS III, Plaintiff, v. Case No. 18-cv-1212 (CRC) LIDA STIFEL, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Plaintiff Charles Tompkins paid a law firm to represent him and nine of his cousins, including defendant Lida Stifel, in protracted and ultimately unsuccessful litigation over a contested family trust. But court orders don’t end all family disputes. After the trust case was dismissed in February 2018, Tompkins filed this one, accusing Stifel of reneging on her share of the litigation expenses and demanding contribution…
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