A great-nephew of tobacco heiress Doris Duke was ordered by a federal judge to reimburse an Oregon man $2.2 million for allegedly stealing an unfinished book and movie draft from his house.
The decision is the most recent development in a story of intense animosity between the Duke family’s heirs and their collaborators, and it comes after protracted litigation in state and federal courts.
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