Suing An Estate Executor For Breach Of Fiduciary Duty In Travis
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The elements of a claim for breach of fiduciary duty are: 1) there is fiduciary relationship between the plaintiff and defendant; 2) the defendant breached his fiduciary duty to the plaintiff; and 3) the defendant's breach proximately caused injury to the plaintiff or benefit to the defendant.
In the case of fiduciary duties the consequences of breach may include: damages or compensation where the company has suffered loss; restoration of the company's property; an account of profits made by the director; and.
Breach of fiduciary duty claims are complex, and the proof necessary to win a lawsuit is often not readily apparent or available. These claims can take a lot of time and investigative work to prove. If your claim does not settle, the litigation that ensues can be lengthy and convoluted.
An investment advisor who embezzles client funds or a CEO who embezzles company funds could face criminal charges for theft, fraud and embezzlement on the state or federal level.
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.
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.
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.
Common remedies include: Damages — The fiduciary may be required to compensate the organization or the shareholders for any financial losses resulting from the breach. Disgorgement — Any profits the fiduciary made from the breach may have to be surrendered to the organization.
Typical Breaches of Fiduciary Duty Include: Commingling of estate or trust assets. Self-dealing. Losses created by the trustee or executor's wrongful act or omission. Material misrepresentation (e.g. failing to disclose facts or false presentation of the facts)
