Widow loses appeal of estate distribution From staff reports September 3, 2008 The News & Observer (NC) http://www.newsobserver.com/news/local_state/story/96157.html?storylink=mirelated RALEIGH — Jane Forbes Pope, the widow of a member of one of Raleigh’s most affluent and influential families, is not entitled to money her late husband wanted transferred to a Pope family foundation upon his death, Keep Reading…
How Ronald Perelman met his match James Bandler with Doris Burke January 8, 2010 Fortune http://money.cnn.com/2010/01/05/news/companies/ronald_perelman_revlon.fortune/index.htm Fortune Magazine) — –Editor’s Note: This story contains profanity. Ronald Perelman may not be the most disputatious tycoon on the planet, but he sure spends a lot of time in the courtroom. Something about the bullet-headed billionaire engenders conflict. Keep Reading…
Dallas woman fights for control after bank asks court to appoint guardian Katie Fairbank January 11, 2010 The Dallas Morning News http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/stories/DN-trustfund_11ent.ART.State.Edition2.4bcbbd5.html Michelle Cohen is petrified about her upcoming court hearing. For weeks, she’s been frantically calling attorneys in hopes of preventing a decision she fears will change her life. A bank is asking a Keep Reading…
Court denies petition for guardian of Suleman octuplet’s finances From wire and staff reports January 11, 2010 Whittier Daily News http://www.whittierdailynews.com/octuplets/ci_14169597 SANTA ANA – An appellate court Friday denied a petition by a former child actor seeking an independent guardian to oversee the finances of Nadya Suleman’s octuplets. In May, Paul Petersen, a former Disney Keep Reading…
Hearing set for Simon fortune squabble Carrie Ritchie/John Russell. January 12, 2010 IndyStar.com http://www.indystar.com/article/20100112/LOCAL01/1120407/Hearing-set-for-Simon-fortune-squabble NOBLESVILLE, Ind. — A hearing date has been set for the squabble over billionaire developer Melvin Simon’s fortune. Court proceedings on a complaint filed by Melvin Simon’s daughter Deborah J. Simon will begin at 9 a.m. Jan. 25 in Hamilton Superior Keep Reading…
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