November 28, 2011

SandBox Comments: Aspen Daily News "Mother in Cargill heir lawsuit wants allegations stricken'

Very good to see some balance start to come out in the open and public eye for Patricia MacMillan.

"A part-time valley resident who is being sued by her son, an apparent heir to the Cargill fortune, wants a judge to strike allegations in a court motion she says are “impertinent, immaterial or scandalous.”.....

.....He alleges that she and unnamed accomplices set up a nearly identical email as Andrew MacMillan’s attorney, David Bovino of Aspen, in an attempt to divert millions to herself from his $250 million trust fund. Bovino is also a plaintiff in the case, and a judge on Nov. 10 approved his motion allowing him to withdraw as Andrew MacMillan’s legal representative in the lawsuit against his mother. Bovino had argued that Andrew MacMillan needed an independent attorney in the case; it is not clear if he continues to represent MacMillan in other matters.....

...Recent court filings by the new attorney for Bovino and Andrew MacMillan, Lori Hulbert of Denver, say that on the same day as the lawsuit was filed in Pitkin County District Court, Patricia MacMillan filed a court petition in Florida seeking an emergency guardian for her son. A judge found Andrew MacMillan not competent to stand trial on various criminal charges. He was charged with domestic violence and resisting an officer in February, and has also been charged with trafficking oxycodone, according to Florida court records...."  (Learn more?  Click title. Comment ability blocked on this post.)
 
(Chad Abraham)

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