Larry Birkhead may soon be laughing all the way to the bank. A federal judge ruled this week that Dannielynn – the six-year old daughter Larry had with the late Anna Nicole Smith – may be entitled to as much as $49 million due to sanctions from the estate of E. Pierce Marshall, the son of Anna’s ex-husband, J. Howard Marshall. The judge found “massive discovery abuse” in Marshall’s legal battle against the deceased model and has ordered his estate to pay up as punishment. Such a punitive figure arises from allegations that Marshall’s estate lawyers utilizes “delaying tactics like shipping crucial legal documents to a lawyer in Lake Charles, La. to try and keep them out of the hands of Smith’s lawyers,” according to Forbes . Those representing Anna Nicole have been trying for many years to recover hundreds of millions from the enormous estate of her late ex, which is estimated to be close to $1 billion. He passed away at the age of 90 in 1995, but did not include his wife at the time in his will. “This is a complete vindication of Anna Nicole’s rights, and a total condemnation of what was done to her,” Phil Boesch, lawyer of Smith’s estate, told Forbes . “We are confident that the amount Anna’s estate and daughter Dannielynn will finally be awarded will be fair and substantial.” Anna Nicole died from a drug overdose in 2007 at age 39.
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Anna Nicole Smith Daughter to Bank $49 Million from Estate Sanctions?
