Sumner Redstone to Be Deposed in Mental-Competency Case
May 02 2016 - 5:40PM
Dow Jones News
By Joe Flint
Media mogul Sumner Redstone will be deposed in the case
challenging his mental competency, but he won't testify in person,
a California judge said Monday.
The case, which goes to trial Friday, centers on a claim by Mr.
Redstone's former companion Manuela Herzer that he was mentally
incompetent when he kicked her out of his mansion last fall and
removed her as his health agent. The 92-year-old Mr. Redstone is
the controlling shareholder of Viacom Inc. and CBS Corp.
In a ruling issued at the start of a court hearing, Judge David
Cowan said the deposition of Mr. Redstone would last 15 minutes and
be videotaped. Speech therapist Anne Lefton, who works with Mr.
Redstone, can serve as an interpreter.
"It is essential that the court see and hear from Redstone
himself to make a fully informed decision," Judge Cowan said.
The deposition will be played in a closed courtroom but released
to the public afterward.
Write to Joe Flint at joe.flint@wsj.com
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May 02, 2016 17:25 ET (21:25 GMT)
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