Hill v. Hunt et al

  1. January 12, 2017

    Shorted Attys Can't Force Hunt Heir's Home Sale, Judge Says

    A Texas federal judge said Thursday that a Hunt Petroleum Corp. heir who owes millions in legal fees shouldn't be forced to cooperate with plans to sell his Atlanta home, finding that that the two law firms seeking payment didn't demonstrate an emergency need.

  2. December 21, 2016

    Hunt Petroleum Heir Shakes Claims For $10M Gift Tax Refund

    A Texas federal judge on Tuesday temporarily denied a bid from creditors for the heir to the Hunt Petroleum Corp. dynasty for $10.5 million in potential gift tax refunds in connection with a family dispute over trusts, finding that the refund at issue is speculative.

  3. October 18, 2016

    Hunt Petroleum Heir Blasts Claims For $10M Gift Tax Refund

    The heir to the Hunt Petroleum Corp. dynasty is fighting off creditors' claims for $10.5 in potential gift tax refunds in connection with a family dispute over trusts, telling a Texas federal court Monday that the issue is highly speculative given ongoing negotiations with the IRS.

  4. November 20, 2015

    Judge Threatens Sanctions In Hunt Petroleum Heir Case

    The heir to the Hunt Petroleum Corp. dynasty was threatened with sanctions Friday after a Texas federal judge denied his request to recuse a magistrate judge in a family dispute over trusts, saying he had repeatedly ignored the court's warnings against frivolous motions.

  5. August 28, 2015

    Hunt Oil Heir Drills Son Over Bid To Wrest Trust Control

    An heir to the Hunt Petroleum Corp. dynasty on Thursday blasted his only son's bid to recuse the Texas federal magistrate judge overseeing the family's ongoing battle to appoint a trustee to maintain fractured family trusts, saying the Fifth Circuit has rebuked him over similar "meritless" claims.

  6. July 06, 2015

    Oil Heir Fights Order To Pay $41M Atty Fees

    Hunt Petroleum Corp. heir Al Hill III said he doesn't have to pay $41 million in legal fees to two law firms who worked for about a year on his lawsuit alleging a family trust was being mismanaged, arguing Texas law bars the firms from collecting because they haven't proven they have attorneys' liens.

  7. March 07, 2013

    Dallas DA Held In Contempt After Refusing To Testify

    A Dallas state judge on Thursday dismissed criminal mortgage fraud charges against Hunt Petroleum Corp. heir Albert Hill III and slapped the Dallas County District Attorney with a contempt order after he refused to testify in a prosecutorial misconduct hearing.

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