Scandal

When China's most famous beverage billionaire died, his daughter thought the empire was hers. Then three strangers showed up with HSBC account numbers and a $2.1 billion claim.

When Alberto Safra walked out of his family's bank to build a rival, his father was heartbroken — and his family was mobilizing. What followed was a multinational legal war over billions, a dying patriarch's disputed will, and a group chat nobody was allowed into.

Sumner Redstone spent decades trying to keep his daughter away from his media empire. She got it anyway — and then sold every last piece of it for $8 billion. Along the way: a son bought out for $250 million, a companion evicted from a mansion, a CBS CEO fired in disgrace, and Donald Trump walking off with $16 million on his way to the White House.

Jay Pritzker built a $15 billion hotel empire and held 13 cousins together through sheer force of will. The moment he died, the clock started. Then an 18-year-old actress decided she was done being quiet.

The Kwok brothers built Asia's most powerful real estate dynasty — then tore it apart. One was kidnapped for $77 million. Another went to prison for bribing a government minister. A third claimed his family had him under house arrest.

H.L. Hunt was reportedly the richest man in America — and a bigamist running three separate families at the same time. Then his sons tried to corner the entire global silver market and lost $5 billion in a single day.

The family that built one of the world's most recognizable luxury brands spent decades tearing each other apart — in courtrooms, boardrooms, and finally, on a Milan street. The murder of Maurizio Gucci in 1995 was the final act of a dynasty that had been killing itself for years.

Liliane Bettencourt was the world's richest woman — and she was being drained of a billion dollars by her best friend. Her daughter went to war to stop it, and blew up French politics in the process.

The Bancrofts owned the Wall Street Journal for a century and held enough voting power to stop Rupert Murdoch cold. In the summer of 2007, they sold it to him for $5 billion and a promise he'd leave the newsroom alone.

When India's greatest industrialist died without a will in 2002, he left two sons and one empire. One brother became Asia's richest man. The other declared bankruptcy in a UK court. This is how it happened.

A Nevada commissioner has made a major ruling against Rupert Murdoch's attempt to shake up his family trust in a way that would secure his eldest son Lachlan's control over their media empire. This mo

A Nevada court filing by attorneys representing Cary McNair has brought to light serious allegations involving Janice McNair's personal attorney, Ed Deery, and her son, Cal McNair, a prominent figure

The Murdoch family, famous for its vast media empire that spans from Fox News to international outlets like The Wall Street Journal and The Times of London, is now embroiled in a significant legal bat

Update 2020: The high-profile legal battle within the Stronach family, one of Canada's wealthiest, has come to a resolution after a settlement was reached in 2020. The conflict, which initially escala

The stage is set in a Nevada probate court for a critical two-week hearing that could determine the future of Rupert Murdoch's media empire. At the heart of the legal battle is Murdoch's petition to a

In the coming weeks, the future of one of the world's most powerful media empires will hinge on secret proceedings inside a domed courthouse in Reno, Nevada. But the man who holds the fate of the Murd

The death of Pat Bowlen, the legendary owner of the Denver Broncos, has left a lasting legacy on the NFL, but for his younger brother Bill Bowlen, it has also left a fractured family. What began as a

Recent developments within the McNair family, owners of the Houston Texans, have cast a shadow over the franchise, raising critical questions about its ownership structure, governance, and "Principal

Rupert Murdoch, the media tycoon whose influence spans continents and has shaped modern conservative politics, is once again at the center of a legal battle—this time, within his own family. With a me

In a closed-door probate court hearing in Reno, Nevada, media mogul Rupert Murdoch, 93, is making his case to alter the terms of his irrevocable family trust, a move that could determine the future co

The ongoing McNair family saga has reached new levels of intensity as executives entangled in the legal fray have begun to fight back, offering a rare glimpse into the inner workings of one of Houston

The long-running Murdoch family succession drama has entered a new and pivotal phase in a Reno, Nevada courtroom, where patriarch Rupert Murdoch is expected to argue that his children's potential plan

Feuds and lawsuits are nothing new for the Moncrief family of Fort Worth, heirs to an estimated $1 billion fortune. But a deepening split within the family has now evolved into a fierce legal conflict

Jeff Bezos to Finalize World's Largest Divorce Settlement, Handing $38 Billion Amazon Stake to MacKenzie Bezos This week, the world's biggest divorce settlement is set to become official as Amazon fou

The McNair family feud continues to spiral into a high-stakes legal battle, with new revelations surfacing as Cary McNair files responses in Harris County Probate and District Court. What began as a p

Billionaire family feuds are often high-stakes, with disputes over inheritance, control, and trust funds playing out in public. Legal battles can stretch on for years, creating rifts that are difficul

When Sol Goldman, one of New York City’s wealthiest and most prominent landlords, passed away in 1987, he left behind not only a sprawling real estate empire but also a tangled web of family disputes

In the world of billionaires, where immense wealth often brings immense challenges, few family feuds have captured as much public attention as that of the Hinduja family. As Britain's wealthiest famil