Simon mansion in Bel Air on market for $50M
The 20,000-square-foot estate is in the ritzy neighborhood's most prestigious area, and boasts eight bedrooms and 16 bathrooms.
View ArticleRevised Mel Simon estate suit calls Bren 'abusive'
Melvin Simon’s daughter Deborah is lashing out at her stepmother Bren in a new court filing, saying she was “mentally and verbally abusive” toward the billionaire late in his life and kept him...
View ArticleBren Simon lashes out over 'wrongfully removed' medical log
Widow alleges in a new court filing that a former nurse aide for Melvin Simon stole a confidential medical log and unlawfully turned it over to attorneys representing one of Simon's children from a...
View ArticleKatz Sapper caught up in Simon estate battle
The longtime accounting firm for Simon family interests objected to subpoenas it received from Melvin Simon's daughter Deborah, saying the information requested was far too broad.
View ArticleSparks fly at Simon estate hearing
Details of years of squabbling between family members of the shopping mall magnate Mel Simon have begun to emerge in a court battle over the late billionaire's estate.
View ArticleUPDATE: Bren Simon criticizes stepchildren in court hearing
In a deposition aired during an estate hearing, Bren Simon described her stepchildren as spoiled, vicious and hurtful, and said they refused to accept her as family during 37 years of marriage to late...
View ArticleAttorneys argue widow should remain Simon estate trustee
Attorneys for Bren Simon argued Friday she has served capably to date as executor of the estate of her late husband, Melvin Simon, as shown in a series of moves she made to transfer his stake in the...
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Bren Simon deposition sheds light on family feud
A judge is scheduled to hear final arguments Thursday over whether Bren Simon should remain as trustee for her late husband's roughly $2 billion estate. A video deposition has provided a glimpse into...
View ArticleAttorneys finish arguments on Simon estate issue
Lawyers for Bren Simon's stepchildren contend she's incapable of serving as trustee of her late husband's estate and should be removed. A Hamilton Superior Court judge took the matter under advisement...
View ArticleJudge halts distribution of assets from Simon estate
A Hamilton County judge has ordered a halt to distributions from the estate of the late Melvin Simon to his widow Bren or any other beneficiary without the court's approval.
View ArticleE-mails show how David Simon faced financial crisis
The first few months of 2009 were not an easy time to be CEO of Simon Property Group Inc. David Simon was feeling pressure from shareholders, lenders, employees and family members.
View ArticleJudge to order mediation in Simon estate dispute
Hamilton County Judge William J. Hughes said it's clear that all the parties involved in a series of disputes surrounding late mall billionaire Melvin Simon's estate need to "sit across the table from...
View ArticleNew Jersey project enriched Simons
The battle over the estate of Melvin Simon has thrown a spotlight on a New Jersey development project that, by itself, has made many Simon family members multi-millionaires.
View ArticleJudge: Bren Simon can take some distributions from estate
A Hamilton County judge will allow Bren Simon to take about $3.3 million per year of the estimated $43 million in annual dividend and interest income from her late husband's estate.
View ArticleSimon widow's attorneys want judge to step down
Attorneys for Bren Simon turned their ire toward a Hamilton County judge on Tuesday, asking him to recuse himself from a legal battle over real estate magnate Melvin Simon's $2 billion estate.
View ArticleSimon Property offers to settle dispute over widow's stake
Simon Property Group Inc. has offered to settle a lawsuit with Bren Simon by cashing out 6.5 million partnership units her late husband Melvin held in the giant shopping mall developer.
View ArticleJudge removes Bren Simon as trustee over late husband's estate
A series of questionable decisions by Bren Simon in recent months appear to have paved the way for a Hamilton County judge’s order this week removing Bren as interim trustee over Simon Property Group...
View ArticleBattle breaks out over Mel Simon fortune
A long-simmering Simon family feud went public as members of one of the city’s most prominent families battled in a Hamilton County courtroom over the $2 billion estate of mall magnate Melvin Simon.
View ArticleBren Simon fires attorneys in estate dispute, appeals ruling
Bren Simon is poised to replace her outside legal team in favor of a heavy hitter from Chicago as she appeals two courtroom setbacks in Hamilton County.
View ArticleAppeals court agrees to hear challenge in Simon case
The Indiana Court of Appeals has agreed to hear an appeal from the widow of the late Melvin Simon, putting on hold a legal dispute over the mall magnate's more than $2 billion estate.
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