10 Billionaire
Family Feuds
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Wealthiest Family Wars
Take a billionaire clan, add generational schisms, sibling rivalry, jealousy and greed and you end up with riveting family dramas to rival that of any prime-time television show.
While Anna Nicole Smith's inheritance feud with her late husband's son was all over the news, these other blue-blood battles are just as salacious, if not as well-known.
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The Carlson Nelsons
Source of Wealth:
Carlson Companies, a travel hospitality conglomerate
Key Players:
Mother, Marilyn Carlson
Son, Curtis Nelson
Battle: Son is suing mother, saying he was dismissed without reason, ending his chief executive hopes.
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The Redstones
Source of Wealth:
Media magnate
Key Players:
Father, Sumner Redstone
Daughter, Shari
Battle: Daddy promised in a trust that his daughter would succeed him, now he's changed his mind. This isn't Sumner's first family fight.
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The Ambanis
Source of Wealth:
Reliance Industries, one of India's largest companies, founded by their late father
Key Players:
Brother, Anil Ambani
Brother, Mukesh Ambani
Battle: Despite an intervention by their mommy in 2005, the brothers continue to bicker and end up in court.
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The Herz Family
Source of Wealth:
Maxingvest AG, Germany's best-selling coffee, & Nivea
Key Players:
Three of the Herz brothers
Battle: Michael & Wolfgang kicked brother Joachim off the advisory board; now he's suing because he doesn't like the company name change (from Tchibo to Maxingvest AG) among other things.
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The Pritzker Family
Source of Wealth:
Hyatt Hotels
Key Players:
Daughter: Liesel Pritzker
Father: Robert Pritzker
Battle: While at Columbia University, Liesel launched a $6 billion lawsuit against her father and cousins for looting her (and her brother's) trust funds.
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