The dispute has exposed infighting among those closest to Redstone, including his daughter Shari and longtime confidant Dauman, and could impact the ailing media mogul’s control over Viacom and CBS. He remains the controlling shareholder of both.
Shari Redstone
Shari Redstone has now replaced Dauman as health-care agent for her father, people familiar with the matter said this month.
After people familiar with the matter said this month that a preliminary agreement to settle the case had been reached, the talks hit “a snag,” O’Donnell said Tuesday.
The pretrial depositions of Dauman and Shari Redstone, which had been called off because of the imminent settlement, are back on schedule, O’Donnell said after Thursday’s hearing. Vanity Fair reported that the “snag” in the settlement talks involved Herzer’s desire to have a final meeting with Redstone.
O’Donnell said Thursday that Herzer feels she has a right to see him. “She wants to have some peace, healing and reconciliation,” he said.
The case is In re Advance Health Care Directive of Sumner M. Redstone, BP168725, Los Angeles County Superior Court.