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Family feuds over business, money

The Clair family Just three years ago, the Clair family sold most of the family's auto dealerships, one of the largest chains in the state, for $80 million. After two of the four brothers died, their widows became locked in a bitter battle with the two surviving brothers over the family fortune. After James Clair Jr. died of cancer and Mark Clair died of a heart attack, their widows — Claire and Jane Clair — sued their brothers-in-law, Michael and Joseph Clair, accusing them of trying to bully the widows out of the remaining family business and about $20 million of the fortune — and using the money to fund an extravagant lifestyle.
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The Clair family

Just three years ago, the Clair family sold most of the family's auto dealerships, one of the largest chains in the state, for $80 million. After two of the four brothers died, their widows became locked in a bitter battle with the two surviving brothers over the family fortune.

After James Clair Jr. died of cancer and Mark Clair died of a heart attack, their widows — Claire and Jane Clair — sued their brothers-in-law, Michael and Joseph Clair, accusing them of trying to bully the widows out of the remaining family business and about $20 million of the fortune — and using the money to fund an extravagant lifestyle.