Now, as a Massachusetts court prepares for a hearing Thursday in the latest chapter of the saga, the stakes are much higher and the legal terrain far more complex. When the legal battle surrounding Sumner Redstone had its last substantive turn in court, the media mogul’s longtime companion was arguing he was mentally incompetent when he evicted her and removed her as his health-care proxy. At issue now is whether Mr. Redstone knew what he was doing in recent weeks when he reordered... A California judge dismissed that suit.

Source: Wall Street Journal June 29, 2016 18:11 UTC