In another absurdist touch, Kolenaty, a lawyer in a long simmering inheritance lawsuit, seems to have an epileptic fit whenever he takes off an article of clothing.
The affair stemmed from a family inheritance lawsuit that eventually gave rise to allegations that in exchange for a tax exemption, Bettencourt had given Sarkozy's 2007 presidential campaign €150,000 (about $195,000), an amount 20 times the legal limit.
Robert and Thomas Pritzker, members of the Chicago family that owns the Hyatt hotel chain, asked a Chicago judge to dismiss a $6 billion inheritance lawsuit filed by Robert Pritzker's 18-year-old daughter, Liesel.
If money could talk, it would probably tell people with big windfalls -- whether from inheritances, lawsuit settlements, bonuses, exercised options of an Internet start-up, dumb-luck hits from lotteries or appearances on quiz shows -- to be wary.
A statement issued by Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver said, "If a convicted criminal receives a financial windfall such as an inheritance or lawsuit settlement, even years later, that windfall should benefit the victims, not the criminal".
A good deal of my work as a sudden wealth advisor is helping clients avoid valuing money they receive from lottery winnings, lawsuits, inheritances or other sudden wealth events as less than money they earn through their labor.
HONG KONG (AP) — Stanley Ho, the billionaire Macao casino operator, said on Thursday that he had dropped a lawsuit against some relatives and had settled an inheritance dispute over a stake in his casinos worth about $1.5 billion.
The court also recognized the North Koreans' right to hire a South Korean lawyer and file a lawsuit in the South, as well as their rights to a portion of the inheritance from their father.
