Williams v. Hubbard

Eric Williams sued attorney Kenneth Nelson and his wife, Sandra Nelson. He alleges they violated their fiduciary duties to Betty Reynolds by unduly influencing her to give Sandra joint ownership of (or to designate Sandra as the “payable on death” or POD beneficiary for) most of Reynolds’ assets. The trial court granted summary judgment in favor of the Nelsons on the ground that Williams did not have standing to bring these claims because “the undisputed facts demonstrated show that [Williams] has suffered no harm and has no right to any of the assets at issue.” This judgment is affirmed in…