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Animal groups in court over Helmsley fortune

Animal-welfare groups are accusing the trustees of hotel queen Leona Helmsley's multibillion-dollar estate of ignoring her wishes that the lion's share of the money should go to the dogs.

Animal groups in court over Helmsley fortune

Leona Helmsley's dog, Trouble, may be living quietly enough in Florida, but there's a lot of barking about the way the late hotel queen's millions are being given away.

Helmsley estate: $136M to charity, $1M to dogs

Real estate baroness Leona Helmsley's estate gave away $136 million Tuesday to hospitals, foundations and the homeless and left $1 million to animal charities, prompting one advocate to accuse the estate of failing to honor the hotel tycoon's wishes.

NY court: Helmsley fortune goes to more than dogs

Real estate baroness Leona Helmsley's multibillion-dollar fortune can go to more than just the dogs.

Animal groups out to fetch part of Helmsley estate

Animal welfare groups are set to try to fetch some of Leona Helmsley's vast fortune.

Leona Helmsley's well-heeled dog loses $10 million

Leona Helmsley's dog isn't quite as well-heeled as she used to be.

3 Md. Dogs Enjoy $800,000 Inheritance

They're not as loaded as Leona Helmsley's pooch, but three Maryland canines are plenty rich enough to live high on the dog.

Trouble Seems to Follow Helmsley's Pooch

It seems trouble is following Trouble, Leona Helmsley's beloved pooch. The late hotelier left the eight-year-old Maltese $12 million and asked her brother to see to it that her pampered canine live out her life in the lap of luxury.

More People Leaving Money to Their Pets

Leona Helmsley's decision to leave $12 million to her dog so it could live out its life in luxury proved once and for all that she was not one of the little people.

Helmsley's Dog Gets $12 Million in Will

Leona Helmsley's dog will continue to live an opulent life, and then be buried alongside her in a mausoleum. But two of Helmsley's grandchildren got nothing from the late luxury hotelier and real estate billionaire's estate.

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US fortune 'not solely for dogs'
Source: BBC News

The fortune left by late real estate tycoon Leona Helmsley can go to charities other than those solely related to dogs, a US court has ruled.

Helmsley, Dogs' Best Friend, Left Them Billions
Source: The New York Times

The NYT reports: Sure, the hotelier and real estate magnate Leona Helmsley left $12 million in her will to her dog, Trouble. But that, it turns out, is nothing much compared with what other dogs may receive from the charitable trust of Mrs. Helmsley, who died last August.

Judge cuts US dog's $12m legacy
Source: BBC News

A judge in New York has agreed to slash $10m (£5.1m) off the $12m inheritance given by real estate billionaire Leona Helmsley to her pet dog, Trouble.

Leona's Pup Loses $10m of Trust Fund
Source: New York Post

Leona Helmsley's pet pooch, Trouble, is going from rich @!$%# to good dog by throwing a $10 million bone to charity.

Rich US dog hiding after threats
Source: BBC News

A dog which inherited $12m (£5.8m) from late New York hotelier Leona Helmsley is in hiding after it was targeted by death threats, US media say.

Chimps Will Inherit the Earth?
Source: Beacon Broadside

If a dog can inherit millions, what would a chimp do with a few dollars to call his own?

The Ambivalent Bond With a Ball of Fur
Source: The New York Times

A couple of weeks ago, while I was out of town on business, our cat, Cleo, died of liver failure. My husband and daughter buried her in the backyard, not far from the grave of our other cat, Manny, who had died just a few months earlier of mouth cancer.

The rich @!$%# needs a good lawyer
Source: Independent.co.uk

Trouble, the fluffy white dog left $12m (£6m) by the billionaire hotel and property magnate Leona Helmsley, is living up to its name.

Housekeeper sues Leona Helmsley's £6m dog
Source: Telegraph

A pet dog left £6 million by the late billionaire Leona Helmsley may have to fight for her inheritance after a former housekeeper said she planned to sue the fluffy white heiress for biting her.

Multimillionaire Dog Can't Buy Herself a Friend
Source: The New York Times

The Maltese of the late Leona Helmsley has become an easy stand-in for New Yorkers' less than generous feelings about Mrs. Helmsley.

Lucky dog inherits $12m fortune
Source: BBC News

New York hotelier and real estate billionaire Leona Helmsley has left $12m (£5.97m) to her pet dog, Trouble. The pampered pooch received the largest bequest from Mrs Helmsley's will.

Terrier Newsflash - Helmsley Maltese Gets $12 Million Terrier
Source: http://www.TerrierLover.com

People are definitely crazy about their terriers! And yet another celebrity with a Maltese Terrier! This is such a wild story!

Heir Of The Dog: Leona Wills $12m To A Pooch
Source: New York Post

While the Queen of Mean left a kennel full of cash for the plenty-pampered female pooch, she also left potentially billions of dollars to charity, court papers show.

Hotelier Leona Helmsley Dies at 87
Source: Newsday.com

Leona Helmsley, who died Monday at the age of 87, perhaps is best remembered for what she didn't like. Water droplets on lettuce leaves. Waiters who noisily clinked dinner plates. Hot food on her private airplane (she thought the heat could make the plane explode).

Know More Media: Ding Dong, Leona Helmsley, the Queen of Mean is Gone
Source: Know More Media

Even the "Queen of Mean' deserves a little respect in death.

Queen of Mean: Leona Helmsley dead as a hotel doorknob at 87
Source: The L.A. Times

That image of Helmsley as the "queen of mean" was sealed when a former housekeeper testified that she heard Helmsley say: "We don't pay taxes. Only the little people pay taxes."

Studies Show: Felons Smarter Than Liberals
Source: Yahoo! News

Ann Coulter, always the entertainer. With so many felons being Democrats, the party might want to think about changing its mascot from a donkey to a jailbird.

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