HOMEDAWG
02-08-2007, 07:10 PM
anna nicole smith (former widow of J. Howard Marshall II)
dies today...
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J. Howard Marshall II removed J. Howard Marshall III from his will
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Dispute with eldest son
Marshall turned his investment in Great Northern Oil Co. with Fred Koch during the 1950s into a 16% stake in Koch Industries, now the nation's largest privately held company. When eldest son J. Howard Marshall III sided with sons Bill and Fred Koch in a failed attempt to take over Koch Industries from Charles and David Koch, he stripped the eldest son of his inheritance, making E. Pierce Marshall his primary heir.
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J. Howard Marshall II Left his estate to E. Pierce Marshall, who died last june
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Marshall died 14 months after marrying former stripper Anna Nicole Smith, who would later become involved in a court battle with her former stepson, E. Pierce Marshall (who died on June 20, 2006, at the age of 67 after contracting an infection). In 2001, she lost her case during a five-month Texas state court jury trial, upholding Marshall's will and trust. Smith then declared bankruptcy in California and was awarded $474 million as a sanction for alleged misconduct. In 2002, the bankruptcy judgment was vacated and her award was reduced to $88 million in a Federal District Court in California. In December 2004, a three-judge panel of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the District Court decision and affirmed the Texas Probate jury finding that no misconduct had taken place, Smith was not one of J. Howard Marshall's heirs and that the federal courts lacked jurisdiction over state probate matters. However, on 1 May 2006, the U.S. Supreme Court in Marshall v. Marshall overturned the ninth circuit's decision on jurisdictional grounds, allowing Smith another opportunity to pursue her claims in federal court. At the time of Smith's death the case had been remanded to the 9th Circuit for adjudication of the remaining appellate issues not previously reached.
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Anna's son died in september last year (after giving birth to her daughter)
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Meanwhile, the paternity of Smith's now 5-month-old daughter remained a matter of dispute. The birth certificate lists Dannielynn's father as attorney Howard K. Stern, Smith's most recent companion. Smith's ex-boyfriend Larry Birkhead was waging a legal challenge, saying he was the father.
:nuts:
:gulp:
dies today...
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J. Howard Marshall II removed J. Howard Marshall III from his will
************
Dispute with eldest son
Marshall turned his investment in Great Northern Oil Co. with Fred Koch during the 1950s into a 16% stake in Koch Industries, now the nation's largest privately held company. When eldest son J. Howard Marshall III sided with sons Bill and Fred Koch in a failed attempt to take over Koch Industries from Charles and David Koch, he stripped the eldest son of his inheritance, making E. Pierce Marshall his primary heir.
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J. Howard Marshall II Left his estate to E. Pierce Marshall, who died last june
*******************
Marshall died 14 months after marrying former stripper Anna Nicole Smith, who would later become involved in a court battle with her former stepson, E. Pierce Marshall (who died on June 20, 2006, at the age of 67 after contracting an infection). In 2001, she lost her case during a five-month Texas state court jury trial, upholding Marshall's will and trust. Smith then declared bankruptcy in California and was awarded $474 million as a sanction for alleged misconduct. In 2002, the bankruptcy judgment was vacated and her award was reduced to $88 million in a Federal District Court in California. In December 2004, a three-judge panel of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the District Court decision and affirmed the Texas Probate jury finding that no misconduct had taken place, Smith was not one of J. Howard Marshall's heirs and that the federal courts lacked jurisdiction over state probate matters. However, on 1 May 2006, the U.S. Supreme Court in Marshall v. Marshall overturned the ninth circuit's decision on jurisdictional grounds, allowing Smith another opportunity to pursue her claims in federal court. At the time of Smith's death the case had been remanded to the 9th Circuit for adjudication of the remaining appellate issues not previously reached.
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Anna's son died in september last year (after giving birth to her daughter)
*******
Meanwhile, the paternity of Smith's now 5-month-old daughter remained a matter of dispute. The birth certificate lists Dannielynn's father as attorney Howard K. Stern, Smith's most recent companion. Smith's ex-boyfriend Larry Birkhead was waging a legal challenge, saying he was the father.
:nuts:
:gulp: