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Birkhead and Stern Reunite -- In Lawsuit

Larry Birkhead & Howard K SternHoward K. Stern and Larry Birkhead have just filed sworn declarations, expressing outrage at various accusations, including suggestions that Stern drugged Anna Nicole Smith.

Stern has sued Mark Speer, a former associate of Birkhead's former lawyer, Debra Opri. Stern claims Speer was funneling false info to Rita Cosby in her so-called tell-all book.

In Stern's declaration, he says Speer told a pack of lies.

- Item: Stern says he was not criminally involved in Daniel Smith's death.
- Item: Stern says he never drugged Anna Nicole
- Item: He says he never told Birkhead, "I will give you your baby, if you leave me as executor of Anna's estate."

Birkhead also filed a declaration in support of Stern, also taking issue with what Speer allegedly told Cosby.

- Item: Birkhead says he never told Bahamian cops Stern stole millions of bucks from Anna Nicole.
- Item: Birkhead denies he was on a "mission" to get Stern investigated for the death of Daniel.
- Item: Birkhead denies he and Stern horse-traded Dannielynn in return for Howard becoming executor.

BTW, in case you're wondering, the fight over J. Howard Marshall and who gets his money is still locked up in the courts, with no end in sight.
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31. Rita really blew it! I liked her, but have not seen her since the promo for her book of lies. I for one am glad they are going after these people. You should not be able to print lies about anyone and get away with it. Rita and the others deserve what they get. (or don't get)

Posted at 5:37PM on Jan 22nd 2009 by Blu21

32. 27. 18. I don't understand how these people should benefit from J. Howard Millionare? The baby did not belong to him and Anna is dead? What rights could they POSSIBLY have to the money????

Posted at 4:25PM on Jan 22nd 2009 by Luly
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ANS was awarded a substantial amount of money during her life from the Estate of her late husband. It's tied up in Court and the money in question is in a segregated account earning interest. Neither the surviving Marshalls nor ANS's Estate possess the money. When a person dies, it doesn't mean legal claims vanish. DL is the sole heir to ANS's Estate.

Posted at 5:21PM on Jan 22nd 2009 by Only swim in the Ocean

Do any of the current lawsuits have anything to do with the money continuing to be tied up?

What is the normal process, once someone wins in the SCOTUS? Normally it would go back to where the decision was reversed. I would 'think' that would be as simple as a court hearing?

Posted at 5:42PM on Jan 22nd 2009 by butterfly

33. God TMZ, how in the world do you survive? Your stories are lame, your allegations are flimsy and your angle on things is paltry and pathetic. I like reminding you of that. It's nice when I am not at your site.

Posted at 5:54PM on Jan 22nd 2009 by TMZ rides the douchebag train

34. The whole world knows how these two bums lived off a poor sick drug addict & the drugs that killed her were in Stern's name. They are worse than trash.

Posted at 6:00PM on Jan 22nd 2009 by Josh

35. It is over, the gravy train is over. May I suggest that these two goons get jobs?

TMZ are you still handing out IP's for lawsuits? Do not stay here long. Harvey is in on it with Larry and will turn your information over for Larry to sue.

Posted at 6:01PM on Jan 22nd 2009 by Its over

36. Here's the docs

http://www.radaronline.com/exclusives/BirkheadStern.pdf

Posted at 6:04PM on Jan 22nd 2009 by .,.

37. 32. It's like the O.J. situation......it may die down but the public never forgets what happened!!!!

Posted at 5:42PM on Jan 22nd 2009 by MsWaldo

BINGO!! Wow, Howard and Larry must have blown through Anna's money quicker than we thought they would? Anyone keeping tabs on Anna's Yacht?

Posted at 6:10PM on Jan 22nd 2009 by Just Saying

38. ANS was awarded a substantial amount of money during her life from the Estate of her late husband. It's tied up in Court and the money in question is in a segregated account earning interest. Neither the surviving Marshalls nor ANS's Estate possess the money. When a person dies, it doesn't mean legal claims vanish. DL is the sole heir to ANS's Estate.

Posted at 5:21PM on Jan 22nd 2009 by Only swim in the Ocean

Do any of the current lawsuits have anything to do with the money continuing to be tied up?

What is the normal process, once someone wins in the SCOTUS? Normally it would go back to where the decision was reversed. I would 'think' that would be as simple as a court hearing?

Posted at 5:42PM on Jan 22nd 2009 by butterfly
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Federal Courts move in terms of years, not months, unfortunately.

We do know that one of the Marshalls' Attorneys is a buddy of O'Q and that O'Q appears to have only become involved with VA in order to get his 'management' hands on the Marshall millions. Intransigence by the Marshall heirs seems to be pure spite or a whimsical belief that the case may just go away if others are successful in ruining HKS, LB and DL. Hard to know the true interactions when the Courts move so slowly.

Posted at 6:18PM on Jan 22nd 2009 by Only swim in the Ocean

39. 27.ANS was awarded a substantial amount of money during her life from the Estate of her late husband. It's tied up in Court and the money in question is in a segregated account earning interest. Neither the surviving Marshalls nor ANS's Estate possess the money. When a person dies, it doesn't mean legal claims vanish. DL is the sole heir to ANS's Estate.

Posted at 5:21PM on Jan 22nd 2009 by Only swim in the Ocean

31. Do any of the current lawsuits have anything to do with the money continuing to be tied up?

What is the normal process, once someone wins in the SCOTUS? Normally it would go back to where the decision was reversed. I would 'think' that would be as simple as a court hearing?

Posted at 5:42PM on Jan 22nd 2009 by butterfly

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Swims, you need to do more fact checking on ANS' long running case over her late husband's estate. No current award exists for ANS. She lost her case in Texas probate court, where the estate was administered. The award she did get was against her stepson personally in Federal court, not the estate. Even that award has been vacated by the Court of Appeals. All the Supreme Court did was tell the Court of Appeals that the case did not fall under the probate exception. It did not give her any money. So neither her estate, nor HKS, nor LB, nor DL has any award or money. Since her husband's estate was probated and found that her stepson was the sole heir, typically that is all that is required for someone to get the money. So, I'm pretty sure the money is not sitting in a segregated account somewhere earning interest. More than likely the deceased stepson's estate has it.

Butterfly, the normal process on remand from the SCOTUS depends on what issues are left in the Court of Apeals. If other issues remain to be decided, then a new opinion must be issued to dispose of them. It rarely needs another hearing since all the issues must be briefed and argued the first time around, unless the court wants more briefing or argument. It's mostly a wait and see situaion at this point.


Posted at 6:36PM on Jan 22nd 2009 by Robert

40. ...
TMZ are you still handing out IP's for lawsuits? Do not stay here long. Harvey is in on it with Larry and will turn your information over for Larry to sue.

Posted at 6:01PM on Jan 22nd 2009 by Its over
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Nuts. Pure 'Magical Thinking'. No ethical Lawyer would sue bloggers for expressing their opinions.

Posted at 6:21PM on Jan 22nd 2009 by Only swim in the Ocean

41. 38.Federal Courts move in terms of years, not months, unfortunately.

We do know that one of the Marshalls' Attorneys is a buddy of O'Q and that O'Q appears to have only become involved with VA in order to get his 'management' hands on the Marshall millions. Intransigence by the Marshall heirs seems to be pure spite or a whimsical belief that the case may just go away if others are successful in ruining HKS, LB and DL. Hard to know the true interactions when the Courts move so slowly.

Posted at 6:18PM on Jan 22nd 2009 by Only swim in the Ocean

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None of the Marshall's attorney's are friends with O'Q. You still need to do more fact checking. Not sure why it would be intransigent when the only standing jugment is in their favor. I doubt anyone has any whimsical beliefs about this case going away. It's been what, almost 14 years now?


Posted at 6:37PM on Jan 22nd 2009 by Robert

42. Hey M. (#13) the only money they have is what they've earned off the back of Anna Nicole (Howard's "lawyering" and living off her and Larry's pictures of the sale of his child. There's no need to call people's names. But if there was, can you tell what I'm thinking of a loser like you right now????

Posted at 6:29PM on Jan 22nd 2009 by Luly

43. 36. Here's the docs

http://www.radaronline.com/exclusives/BirkheadStern.pdf

Posted at 6:04PM on Jan 22nd 2009 by .,.
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Thanks. Excellent examples of straight-forward, factual statements that lack the hysteria and hyperbole that we are accustomed to seeing from the VA/Cosby/Opri people.

The included Speer doc is the one he filed on behalf of Opri in a different case and which a Judge has already determined was based on Speer's alleged first-hand information about events the Judge was convinced he never attended or could not possibly have over-heard.

Posted at 6:37PM on Jan 22nd 2009 by Only swim in the Ocean

44. 40. Hey M. (#13) the only money they have is what they've earned off the back of Anna Nicole (Howard's "lawyering" and living off her and Larry's pictures of the sale of his child. There's no need to call people's names. But if there was, can you tell what I'm thinking of a loser like you right now????

Posted at 6:29PM on Jan 22nd 2009 by Luly

I heard Howard stern got a chunk of O'Quinn's money too! It must STINK for O'Quinn to pay the very man he tried to destroy... but well deserved by Howard stern

Posted at 6:45PM on Jan 22nd 2009 by karma

45. 17. Just the start of good news.

Imagine the combined assault on the VA 'bloggers' lawsuit that is coming.

Posted at 4:21PM on Jan 22nd 2009 by Only swim in the Ocean

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Nuts. Pure 'Magical Thinking'. No ethical Lawyer would sue bloggers for expressing their opinions.

Posted at 6:21PM on Jan 22nd 2009 by Only swim in the Ocean

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So if HKS is an ethical attorney, what does the "combined" reference in the above?

Posted at 6:45PM on Jan 22nd 2009 by Karma

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