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The Benson Empire Controversy Takes A Turn For The Worse

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The complicated legal fight between Saints and Pelicans owner Tom Benson and his daughter over control of family assets in Texas will remain in limbo a little longer as a federal judge in San Antonio weighs which court should oversee the lawsuit.

U.S. District Judge David Ezra heard arguments Thursday (May 21) over whether a federal court or a Bexar County probate court in San Antonio should ultimately decide whether the 87-year-old billionaire is restored or permanently removed as trustee over a trust holding car dealerships, a bank and real estate.