Update: Rupert Murdoch has suffered a rare defeat with a Nevada court official denying the 93-year-old media mogul’s wish to alter his family trust in favor of his eldest son Lachlan.

Rupert Murdoch cannot amend his family trust to put the power of his media companies in the hands of his chosen successor, a Nevada commissioner has ruled. The probate commissioner, who heard ...

Rupert, struggling to ensure the conservative ... he referred them to his lawyers for further discussion. Given the Nevada court’s decision, the Murdoch assets return to a holding pattern ...

Rupert Murdoch with his sons Lachlan Murdoch ... six of the children have an equal share of the trust’s equity.) A Nevada probate commissioner found in June that there is nothing stopping ...

“Nevada made itself competitive in the trust ... be given access to the hearings over safety concerns, noting that Rupert Murdoch “requires around-the-clock security.” ...

Rupert Murdoch's attorneys are in court in Nevada seeking to change the terms of his irrevocable trust to give full control of the family's media empire to his elder son Lachlan. A fierce and ...

The two youngest children — daughters from Rupert Murdoch’s third marriage — share equally in the financial bounty, but have been promised no control. Sponsor Message The stakes and arc of ...

RENO, Nevada, Sept 12 (Reuters) - A closed-door court battle over control of Rupert Murdoch’s media empire begins Sept. 16, and could determine the future of Fox News and the Wall Street Journal.

A recent Nevada court ruling has blocked Rupert Murdoch’s attempt to alter his family trust in a way that would have given his son Lachlan permanent control over the family’s vast media empire[8].

LOS ANGELES, Sept 16 (Reuters) - A battle over control of Rupert Murdoch’s global television and publishing empire begins Monday in a Reno, Nevada courtroom, where a judge will consider the ...

UPDATE: Rupert Murdoch has suffered a rare defeat with a Nevada court official denying the 93-year-old media mogul’s wish to alter his family trust in favor of his eldest son Lachlan.