Senators vote with Benson in workers comp dispute
Senators on the labor committee have narrowly sided with New Orleans Saints owner Tom Benson over the NFL players in a dispute over how workers compensation claims for professional athletes should be...
View ArticleSaints’ workers comp bill scrapped this session
Lawmakers are getting out of a dispute between New Orleans Saints owner Tom Benson and NFL players about workers compensation claims.
View ArticleAudit: State pays high lease rates to Saints owner
Louisiana state agencies are paying above-market rates to rent office space from New Orleans Saints owner Tom Benson, and the state is paying $625,000 for space it isn't using, according to an audit...
View ArticleBenson’s wife, not children, to inherit control of Saints, Pelicans
As a result of the move, Benson's daughter, Renee Benson, and her children, Rita Benson LeBlanc and Ryan LeBlanc, have been removed from the team's board of directors and are no longer listed as part...
View ArticleBenson relatives sue for control of Saints, Pelicans
Benson's daughter, Renee, and her two children allege in a lawsuit that Benson's physical and mental health are failing and he is being manipulated by his wife of 10 years.
View ArticleCompetency aside, Tom Benson may be offsides with trust move
A matter separate from Benson’s mental health status concerns whether he violated his fiduciary obligations when he reportedly instructed a trustee to switch control of the New Orleans Saints and...
View ArticleEstranged Benson heirs renew calls for psychiatric exam
The estranged heirs of New Orleans Saints and Pelicans owner Tom Benson say his attorneys are opposing an independent psychiatric evaluation for the businessman because they fear the results.
View ArticleHearing set on proposed exam for Benson
A state judge in New Orleans is set to hear arguments on whether he should order a physical and mental examination of Saints and Pelicans owner Tom Benson.
View ArticleJudge orders psych exam for Tom Benson
Judge Kern Reese has ruled that Saints and Pelicans owner Tom Benson must undergo a psychiatric exam that his daughter and grandchildren are seeking after they were removed from the billionaire’s...
View ArticleNew lawsuit attacks asset swap by Saints, Pelicans owner
The type of asset swap New Orleans Saints and Pelicans owner Tom Benson is attempting to try to regain complete control of his business interests from recently estranged heirs is being challenged in a...
View ArticleOchsner cancer center to expand with $20M donation
Gayle and Tom Benson, owner of the New Orleans Saints and Pelicans, announced today they will donate $20 million to fund a 100,000-square-foot expansion to their namesake cancer center at Ochsner...
View ArticleAfter court setback, estranged Benson heirs not giving up
The estranged daughter and grandchildren of New Orleans Saints and Pelicans owner Tom Benson say they won't abandon their effort to prove their patriarch has been manipulated into appointing his third...
View ArticleBenson wins a court round in future of sports franchises
Saints and Pelicans owner Tom Benson won a key legal round Monday in his fight to leave ownership of his NFL and NBA team to his wife, rather than his estranged daughter and grandchildren.
View ArticleSaints, Pelicans owner settles case involving heirs’ trust
New Orleans Saints and Pelicans owner Tom Benson has reached a settlement in a lawsuit involving his attempt to remove shares of his pro teams from trusts for his estranged daughter and her two children.
View ArticleSaints owner Tom Benson to sell majority stake in TV station
New Orleans Saints owner Tom Benson says he plans to sell his majority stake in the city's Fox affiliate to Alabama-based Raycom Media.
View ArticleTom Benson buys Cadillac of New Orleans
New Orleans Saints and Pelicans owner Tom Benson is making another change in his local portfolio.
View ArticleSee where Tom Benson ranks on this year’s Forbes wealthiest list
The New Orleans businessman has again made the list of Forbes' 400 wealthiest Americans.
View ArticleHearing set on proposed exam for Benson
A state judge in New Orleans is set to hear arguments on whether he should order a physical and mental examination of Saints and Pelicans owner Tom Benson.
View ArticleJudge orders psych exam for Tom Benson
Judge Kern Reese has ruled that Saints and Pelicans owner Tom Benson must undergo a psychiatric exam that his daughter and grandchildren are seeking after they were removed from the billionaire’s...
View ArticleNew lawsuit attacks asset swap by Saints, Pelicans owner
The type of asset swap New Orleans Saints and Pelicans owner Tom Benson is attempting to try to regain complete control of his business interests from recently estranged heirs is being challenged in a...
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