Suing An Estate Executor For Breach Of Fiduciary Duty In Arizona
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3d 819, 863. “Recovery for damages based upon breach of fiduciary duty is controlled by Civil Code section 3333, the traditional tort recovery. This is actually broader in some instances than damages which may be recovered for fraud. Also, punitive damages are appropriate for a breach of fiduciary duty.
What Damages Are Available In Fiduciary Breach Cases? Unpaid benefits, Monetary damages, Lost profits, Unnecessary losses, Punitive damages, Any illicit gains made by the fiduciary, and. Other economic harms experienced by the victim.
The concept of punitive or exemplary damages is well accepted among common lawyers. Where a tortfeasor's conduct is sufficiently blameworthy as to warrant punishment, a court may, in its discretion, award additional damages 'to punish the defendant and vindicate the strength of the law.
The majority of American jurisdictions do not allow punitive dam- ages for breach of contract unless the breach constitutes an independ- ent tort.
An executor has a fiduciary duty to always act in the best interest of the estate. This means that if an executor does not act in the best interest of the estate, they may be subject to court intervention and penalties for a breach of their fiduciary duty.
In order to claim remedies for breach of fiduciary duty, a complainant needs to establish four things: There was an existence of a duty between the complainant and the fiduciary. The fiduciary owed a duty of trust and faith to the complainant. There has been a breach of duty by the fiduciary.
Here are examples of a breach of fiduciary duty: Misappropriation of assets – Taking or using assets improperly. Conflict of interest – Putting personal interests before duties.
For a breach of the duty to exercise reasonable care, skill and diligence the usual remedy is damages awarded against the Director for negligence in carrying out their duties.
In Arizona, to file a claim for a breach of fiduciary duty, the aggrieved party must establish: The defendant owed the plaintiff a fiduciary duty. The defendant breached the fiduciary duty. The defendant's breach was a cause of the plaintiff's damages.
