The oft suggested practice is to have trial courts direct the jury to determine a single total amount of wrongful death damages, with proper allocation of the damages to the distributees left to ...

While under-restricting letters of administration may result in inadequate safeguards on the interests of non-consenting distributees, over-restricting letters could result in (i) a hindrance of a ...

These people are your intestate beneficiaries, or distributees, who often include your spouse and children. However, if you don’t have a spouse or children, distributees can include any living ...