Simon sisters among top political donors nationwide
Carmel philanthropists and sisters Deborah Simon and Cindy Simon Skjodt have become big-time campaign donors this election cycle.
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Deborah Simon giving $100M to Pennsylvania prep school
The contribution from the daughter of Simon Property Group co-founder Mel Simon is one of the largest gifts ever made to an independent school in the United States.
New front opens in family battle over Mel Simon fortune
Bren Simon is pushing hard for a distribution from the estate now, citing as precedent an Indiana Court of Appeals ruling in another case that “as a matter of policy, beneficiaries should not be starved of distributions to which they are undisputably entitled.”
Settlement ends bitter battle over Mel Simon estate
A long, contentious family battle over the $2 billion estate of the late shopping mall tycoon Melvin Simon has ended with a confidential settlement.
Settlement talks afoot in Mel Simon estate brawl
Attorneys for Mel’s daughter Deborah asked a Hamilton County judge to put discovery deadlines on hold and vacate the July 2013 trial date while the parties negotiate a “memorandum of understanding.”
Melvin Simon estate collects $944M from share sale
Simon Property Group Inc. has settled a dispute with the estate of its late founder Melvin Simon, converting his ownership units into common shares and selling them for $944 million.
Appeals court agrees to hear challenge in Simon case
The Indiana Court of Appeals has agreed to hear an appeal from the widow of the late Melvin Simon, putting on hold a legal dispute over the mall magnate's more than $2 billion estate.
Bren Simon fires attorneys in estate dispute, appeals ruling
Bren Simon is poised to replace her outside legal team in favor of a heavy hitter from Chicago as she appeals two courtroom setbacks in Hamilton County.
Battle breaks out over Mel Simon fortune
A long-simmering Simon family feud went public as members of one of the city’s most prominent families battled in a Hamilton County courtroom over the $2 billion estate of mall magnate Melvin Simon.
New Jersey project enriched Simons
The battle over the estate of Melvin Simon has thrown a spotlight on a New Jersey development project that, by itself, has
made many Simon family members multi-millionaires.
Judge to order mediation in Simon estate dispute
Hamilton County Judge William J. Hughes said it's clear that all the parties involved in a series of
disputes surrounding
late mall billionaire Melvin Simon's estate need to "sit across the table from each other and try to work things
out."
Judge halts distribution of assets from Simon estate
A Hamilton County judge has ordered a halt to distributions from the estate of the late Melvin Simon to his widow Bren or
any other beneficiary without the court's approval.
Attorneys argue widow should remain Simon estate trustee
Attorneys for Bren Simon argued Friday she has served capably to date as executor of the estate of her late husband, Melvin
Simon, as shown in a series of moves she made to transfer his stake in the Indiana Pacers.
Sparks fly at Simon estate hearing
Details of years of squabbling between family members of the shopping mall magnate Mel Simon have begun to emerge in a court
battle over the late billionaire's estate.
Lawyers in Simon estate case fight over what should be public
Parties disagreed over public disclosure in the first major court hearing in the dispute over how to divide the billionaire's
fortune.
Legal battle over Simon estate plan puts big gifts in limbo
Billionaire mall developer Melvin Simon wanted to leave the Jewish Federation of Greater Indianapolis $10 million, but it
could be up to his widow, Bren Simon, whether to fulfill that wish.
Simon daughter questions using father’s estate to pay donations
Pledges to St. Vincent, Indianapolis Museum of Art should be paid by trusts, foundations affiliated with Bren Simon, court
papers allege.
Melvin Simon’s daughter seeks to oust Bren as trustee
Deborah Simon is seeking
the removal of her stepmother and appointment of a corporate trustee while her lawsuit challenging changes
to the late billionaire’s will plays out. The move is the latest salvo in an escalating battle over
an estate that could be worth $2 billion.