All posts containing the tag: "JudgeLarrySeidlin"
Posted Jun 17th 2009 11:34AM by TMZ Staff
The judge who cried a river during the hearing over Anna Nicole Smith's burial is now being sued for allegedly swindling an old lady.
83-year-old Barbara Kasler just filed suit, claiming Judge Larry Seidlin -- one of her neighbors -- took advantage of her poor health for his family's personal gain. Seidlin was cleared in a criminal elder abuse investigation but now the old lady is mounting a civil attack.
Among the allegations:
-- Seidlin's wife Belinda talked Kasler into selling the Seidlins a $600,000 condo for half the price.
-- Belinda convinced Kasler to sell her a parcel of land worth $50,000 for only 10 bucks.
-- Kasler wrote the Seidlins over $500,000 worth of checks, including $130,000 to help pay off their mortgage, $100,000 to buy a new house in Pennsylvania and $54,260 for their daughter's tuition.
The lawsuit claims Seidlin was licking his chops after finding out the old lady was loaded. The good judge has denied all the allegations.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Anna Nicole Smith
Tags: anna nicole smith, AnnaNicoleSmith, barbara kasler, barbara seidlin, BarbaraKasler, BarbaraSeidlin, burial, court, death, judge, judge larry seidlin, JudgeLarrySeidlin, lawsuit, sued
Posted Apr 21st 2009 7:44PM by TMZ Staff
Judge Larry Seidlin finally has something to cry about -- he's just been axed from the will of a very rich old woman.
The judge who became famous for deciding where Anna Nicole Smith should be buried was named a beneficiary in the will of Barbara Kasler, a neighbor in his Florida condo complex. But Seidlin's place in the will angered Kasler's niece, Corine Kasler, who accused Seidlin and his wife of abusing the old lady -- a charge the Seidlin's vehemently deny.
Now, Corine has somehow convinced her auntie to strike Seidlin from the will.
Judge Larry and his wife are hurt, claiming the old lady was like family -- their daughter considered her a grandma.
As for the money ... Seidlin says they didn't even know they were included in the will ... until recently.
Filed under: Anna Nicole Smith
Tags: anna nicole smith, AnnaNicoleSmith, barbara kasler, BarbaraKasler, corine kasler, CorineKasler, department of children families, DepartmentOfChildrenFamilies, judge larry seidlin, JudgeLarrySeidlin
Posted Mar 27th 2009 10:05AM by TMZ Staff
The judge who famously broke down and cried during the epic Anna Nicole Smith Florida hearing is now accused of abusing an elderly woman.
The niece and the caretaker of 83-year-old Barbara Kasler lodged a complaint on the Elderly Abuse Hotline in Florida, accusing Judge Larry Seidlin of doing several horrible things to his neighbor and family friend -- including "failing to feed and medicate" Barbara, and "endangering her health with poor care."
But Seidlin says it's all B.S. -- a ploy by several disgruntled people, including the old lady's caretaker.
Last year, Seidlin was investigated by the State's Attorney's office for allegedly trying to milk Barbara out of hundreds of thousands of dollars in gifts -- he was cleared of any wrongdoing.
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Filed under: Anna Nicole Smith
Tags: abuse, Anna Nicole Smith, AnnaNicoleSmith, Barbara Kasler, BarbaraKasler, Judge Larry Seidlin, JudgeLarrySeidlin
Posted Jun 20th 2007 6:50PM by TMZ Staff
A day after Judge Larry Seidlin resigned from the bench in Broward County, Fla., he danced around saying whether his decision was motivated by his newfound notoriety after presiding over the Anna Nicole Smith body trial. Nothing wrong with striking while the iron is hot!
When asked whether the Anna Nicole case played a role in his move, Seidlin told WTVJ in Miami, "Everything affects your life one way or the other." And some things help you get your own show.
Broadcasting and Cable is reporting that Seidlin has a deal in place with CBS, but Seidlin wouldn't confirm that. All he would say about his future was, "I hope to be in a position where I can help people in a more global setting." Like the "People's Court," perhaps?
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, TV, Anna Nicole Smith
Tags: anna nicole smith, AnnaNicoleSmith, judge larry seidlin, JudgeLarrySeidlin
Posted Apr 2nd 2007 11:20AM by TMZ Staff
Cryin' Judge Larry Seidlin is trying to make his boob tube dream come true this week, as he holds face-to-face meetings with TV producers in hopes of landing his own judge show, according to Broadcasting and Cable.
Sources told TMZ in February that the weepy judge -- who earlier this year presided over the Anna Nicole Smith hearings in Florida -- has a demo tape of cases recorded in his courtroom.
Seidlin's wife confirmed that she and her husband were taking their young daughter to Disneyland, but wouldn't comment further on their trip to Los Angeles. Get your Kleenex ready.
Filed under: Anna Nicole Smith
Tags: anna nicole smith, AnnaNicoleSmith, judge larry seidlin, JudgeLarrySeidlin
Posted Feb 20th 2007 5:28PM by TMZ Staff
It's not every day that a judge helps a key witness hop a jet out of the country, but Judge Larry Seidlin just offered Howard K. Stern a choice of two private jets to take him back to the Bahamas for the night.
And so ended today's proceedings in Seidlin's Broward County courtroom, with the judge abruptly stopping the testimony of Anna Nicole Smith's mother, Virgie Arthur. Stern promised that he'll fly back to Florida and return to the courtroom first thing in the morning. The flight takes about 35 minutes.
Originally, the judge had said that Stern would only have to stay for one day in court, but then told him, "I like having you here," and asked him to stay until Wednesday, even offering to fly him back to the Bahamas on a private jet that he claimed to have ready at a moment's notice. (Earlier, Seidlin said that he had procured the services of two jets, one owned by a local sports-team owner and another by a local heart doctor.)
Judge Seidlin practically begged Stern to come back, saying, "Please don't embarrass me by not showing up." Tomorrow's hearing will start at 9:30 AM EST.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Anna Nicole Smith
Tags: Anna Nicole smith, AnnaNicoleSmith, judge larry seidlin, JudgeLarrySeidlin
