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Feb. 13, 2018
Judge confirms $13.5M jury verdict in Steinbeck estate case
A federal judge has denied defendants a new trial in the latest dispute over the estate of author John Steinbeck.
A federal judge has denied defendants a new trial after they lost a $13.5 million verdict last year in the latest dispute over the estate of author John Steinbeck.
Steinbeck's third wife, Elaine Steinbeck, inherited the writer's intellectual property after his death in 1968. His sons challenged her control, which resulted in a 1983 settlement whereby they ceded their rights in exchange for greater royalties.
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