The Sibling Fight
A blog by Charles B. Ticker on various estate stories
Elvis Presley estate dispute over royalties
Elvis Presley estate denied more detailed accounting from Sony The Elvis Presley estate is currently involved in a dispute with Sony over royalties. A story on Billboard Online outlines some of the details of the dispute. The full story is found...
Lawyer denied $2.5 million for three days as guardian
Lawyer sought $2.5 million dollars for three days as emergency guardian A recent story about an Augusta-area lawyer has made North American headlines. The full story is found here. Mr. Christopher Nicholson claimed he was entitled to $2.5 million...
Prince passing followed by estate battle
Prince's passing sets off dispute over estate On April 21, 2016 the world lost another superstar talent. Prince Rogers Nelson (June 7, 1958 - April 21, 2016), known to the world simply as "Prince" was found dead in his Paisley Park home in...
Paul McCartney attempting to reacquire share of publishing rights
Paul McCartney is taking steps to reacquire his share of Lennon-McCartney catalog A recent story reported on CNN Entertainment and found here describes how Paul McCartney of The Beatles is attempting to acquire his share of the McCartney-Lennon...
Sibling dispute results in hundreds of millions going to sisters
Sibling dispute results in U.S. District Court Judge awarding $540 million to sisters A recent story reported in the Cincinnati Business Courier found here, discusses a decision by a U.S. District Court Judge awarding the female siblings of the...
Will challenge over estate and $100 million art collection under way
A will challenge over an estate believed to contain a $100 million dollar art collection is under way A will challenge can be a costly process. Estate litigation in general can become very expensive for all the parties involved. This is true if the...
Will challenge failure results in large sum going to group founder
Will challenge fails and Serge Benhayon will keep a significant portion of the estate of follower I recently came across an interesting story that illustrates some of the problems that may occur if a will challenge fails. This story is also a...
Eviction from castle estate may follow nasty sibling dispute
Eviction to follow dispute involving siblings with ties to Castle Howard A recent story published in The Telegraph (found here), shows the kind of hostility that can occur in a sibling estate dispute. One of the parties in this dispute is Simon...