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Litigation

May 10, 2012

Herbalife founder's trust beats back $350 million lawsuit

The trustees of a nutrition entrepreneur's vast estate have successfully defended a lawsuit seeking more than $350 million in damages for breach of a contract designed to avoid federal estate taxes.


By Ciaran McEvoy


Daily Journal Staff Writer


LOS ANGELES - Trustees of the estate of a nutrition entrepreneur and multimillionaire have successfully defended a lawsuit seeking more than $350 million in damages for a breach of a contract designed to skirt federal estate taxes.


The jury reached a verdict Thursday in favor of the Trustees of the Estate of Mark Hughes after two days of deliberations and four weeks of trial in the courtroom o...

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