Law & Politics ‘He Had Lying, Scamming, and Stealing Down to a Fine Art’: Disgraced Dealer Timothy Sammons Is Sentenced to 4 to 12 Years in Prison Sammons pleaded guilty to grand larceny and fraud that bilked his victims out of $10 million to $30 million. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 30, 2019
Law & Politics The Portland Museum of Art Wins Its $4.6 Million Lawsuit Against a Caretaker Accused of Coercing an Elderly Donor Into Changing Her Will The elderly woman signed over her estate to her caregiver—rather than the museum and her family—shortly before she died. By Sarah Cascone, Jul 23, 2019
Law & Politics A Lawyer Allegedly Convinced His Elderly Client to Sell Him a Brancusi for a Pittance. Now, the Collector Is Suing Him for $200 Million Stuart Pivar claims he was duped into selling a Brancusi bronze for far below market value. By Sarah Cascone, Jul 18, 2019
Law & Politics Ai Weiwei Wins a Legal Battle With Volkswagen Over an Ad That Featured His Refugee-Themed Art Installation Without Permission The artist will receive $260,000 from the company. By Javier Pes, Jul 17, 2019
Law & Politics Artist Cady Noland Refuses to Give Up Her Legal Fight Over the Restoration of Her Disavowed Log Cabin Sculpture A complicated copyright case is nearing its conclusion. By Sarah Cascone, Jul 15, 2019
Law & Politics A Judge Has Thrown Out a Lawsuit Claiming Pace Gallery’s Owners Are Abusing Their Power Over the Agnes Martin Market Judge Andrea Masley calls the claim "vague." Dealer James Mayor vows to fight on. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 12, 2019
Law & Politics New York Files Charges Against Disgraced Art Dealer Subhash Kapoor in $145 Million Smuggling Ring Subhash Kapoor will be extradited to the US following the completion of his long-running trial in India. By Sarah Cascone, Jul 11, 2019
Law & Politics Jeffrey Epstein’s Latest Accuser Is an Artist Who Claims the Billionaire Sex Offender Lured Her in With Promises to Help Her Career When Maria Farmer met Epstein at her art opening in 1995, he dangled his powerful connections—and asked for a discount. By Rachel Corbett, Jul 9, 2019
Law & Politics Egypt Will Sue Christie’s Over the $6 Million Sale of a King Tut Sculpture Officials Claim Was Looted From a Temple Egypt believes the statue of King Tut was looted in the 1970s. By Sarah Cascone, Jul 9, 2019
Law & Politics The British Museum Is Helping to Return Hundreds of Looted Ancient Artifacts to Museums in Iraq and Afghanistan The objects were stolen during recent conflicts in the two nations. By Naomi Rea, Jul 9, 2019
Law & Politics LACMA Donor and ‘Wolf of Wall Street’ Producer Riza Aziz Is Charged With Money Laundering in Malaysia The arts patron is ensared in the 1MDB fraud allegedly masterminded by Malaysian fugitive Jho Low. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 8, 2019
Law & Politics Robert Indiana’s Longtime Representative Gets the Upper Hand in a Bitter Legal Battle for Control of His Work and Legacy The stakes are high in this battle over the rights to tens of millions of dollars' worth of art. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 3, 2019
Law & Politics The Andy Warhol Foundation Has Won Out Against a Photographer Who Claimed the Pop Artist Pilfered Her Portrait of Prince Photographer Lynn Goldsmith has vowed to appeal. By Sarah Cascone, Jul 2, 2019
Law & Politics Angela Gulbenkian Made Her Name as a High-Flying Art Heiress. Now, a Warrant Is Out for Her Arrest Angela Gulbenkian, who married into one of Europe's wealthiest, most renowned art collecting families, faces two charges of theft in London. By Sarah Cascone, Jun 27, 2019
Law & Politics An Appeals Court Says the Met Can Keep Its $100 Million Picasso, Ending a Drawn-Out Restitution Case The court ruled that the heirs had waited too long to seek their restitution claim. By Taylor Dafoe, Jun 27, 2019
