Tom Petty’s widow is being sued by his two daughters over alleged misappropriation of the singer’s estate.
Petty’s daughters filed a lawsuit Wednesday in Los Angeles claiming Dana York Petty and others of breach of fiduciary duty, unfair competition and unjust enrichment, Billboard reported.
The new lawsuit accuses York Petty of creating a separate LLC in order to deprive the original LLC, Petty Unlimited, of assets.
Petty’s daughters, Adria and Annakim Petty, are requesting compensatory damages in excess of $5 million. As previously reported, Petty’s will allocated one-third of his assets to each woman, and they were expected to have equal control. (RELATED: Tom Petty’s Widow And His Daughters Can’t Come To An Agreement Over His Music)
“Tom Petty wanted his music and his legacy to be controlled equally by his daughters, Adria and Annakim, and his wife, Dana,” Petty Unlimited’s attorney Alex Weingarten said in a statement. “Dana has refused Tom’s express wishes and insisted instead upon misappropriating Tom’s life’s work for her own selfish interests. After countless efforts to resolve this matter amicably and out of court, we could no longer stand idly by and watch Dana disrespect Tom’s wishes, his music and his legacy.”
The new lawsuit comes after York Petty filed a petition against the daughters back in April. As previously reported, Petty’s widow accused the daughters of leaving her out of decisions regarding music.
Petty died from an accidental drug overdose on Oct 2, 2017. He was 66 years old at the time.