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THIS IS JUST AN EXAMPLE OF SOME
OF THE FOG WE ARE SEEING.
CHARLES: THANK YOU.
TODAY, LOUISIANA'S RICHEST MAN
WILL ATTEND A DEPOSITION HEARING
OVER TRYING TO KEEP CONTROL OF
HIS SAINTS AND THE PELICANS
EMPIRE.
RANDI: AND THIS ALL COMES AS
BENSON'S DAUGHTER AND
GRANDCHILDREN WANT THE LOUISIANA
SUPREME COURT TO RULE ON HIS
MENTAL COMPETENCY.
CHARLES: WDSU ANCHOR FARRAH
REYNA JOINS US LIVE NOW FROM THE
SUPERDOME TO BREAK DOWN THE
CASE
>> FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE
LEGAL BATTLE BEGAN LAST JANUARY,
TOM BENSON WILL BE DEPOSED
TODAY.
HIS DAUGHTER RENEE BENSON AND
GRANDCHILDREN RITA AND RYAN
LEBLANC ARE QUESTIONING HIS
MENTAL COMPENTENCY AND HAVE
ASKED THE HIGH COURT TO GET
INVOLVED.
RENEE FILED AN APPEAL TO THE
COURT WHICH ASKS THEM TO -- T
O
OVERRULE.
ALSO, NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN THIS
CASE IS THAT THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
COURT OF APPEALS ALSO UPHELD
RECENT RULINGS IN FEBRUARY.
YOU MAY RECALL THAT LAST YEAR,
RENEE FILED A LAWSUIT SAYING
THAT HE WAS BEING MANIPULATED BY
HIS WIFE GAIL AND SAINTS
EXECUTIVES.
THESE ACCUSATIONS CAME AFTER
BENSON BLOCKED RENEE AND HIS
GRANDCHILDREN FROM INHERITING
HIS $2.2 BILLION EMPIRE WHICH
INCLUDES THE SAINTS AND PELICANS
FRANCHIS
ATTORNEYS AND THE DEPOSITION