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Estate of Daou CA6
Appellants Audi Daou, Majid Daou, and May Daou appeal from a probate court order approving an $8.5 million settlement between, on the one hand, respondent John I. Kessler, the special administrator of the estate of their brother Imad “Ed” Daou, and on the other hand, respondents Carmen Hamady and Christina Daou, the wife and daughter of Ed Daou. The settlement resolved Carmen and Christina’s civil action against Kessler, as special administrator of the estate of Ed (the alleged tortfeasor), for (1) wrongful death of Carmen and Ed’s son, (2) domestic violence on Carmen, and (3) assault and battery on Christina.
On appeal, we understand the siblings Audi, Majid, and May to contend that substantial evidence does not support the probate court’s factual findings concerning the settlement, and that the court therefore abused its discretion in determining that the settlement was made in good faith and was in the best interest of the estate.
For reasons that we will explain, we

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