Tom Benson's lawsuit to remove his estranged family from ownership in the Saints and Pelicans is headed for a June 20 trial after a federal judge denied a final attempt to have the case dismissed Friday (June 3).
U.S. District Judge Jane Triche Milazzo also denied Benson's request to have 88 exhibits sealed from public access, including internal NFL records of previous team sales and quarterly reports and Benson's personal finances.
The documents are being introduced by two trustees Benson is suing in U.S. District Court in New Orleans. The trustees, San Antonio lawyers Robert Rosenthal and Mary Rowe, and the billionaire team owner are at odds over Benson's attempt to remove Saints and Pelicans stock from trust funds he created for his daughter and two grandchildren.