NEW ORLEANS (LA)
NOLA.com
April 3, 2020
By Ramon Antonio Vargas
National media outlets are asking a New Orleans court to unseal confidential motions and other documents filed when estranged relatives of late Saints owner Tom Benson challenged his mental competency five years ago.
The sealed filings stem from a blockbuster lawsuit in 2015 that pitted Benson against his daughter and grandchildren. They argued that the billionaire owner of the NFL’s Saints and NBA’s Pelicans was mentally unfit when he transferred ownership of his business empire to his third wife, Gayle.
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