Dolly Parton estate lawsuit against nephew Bryan Seaver, Digi Mart USA News: The company that manages Dolly Parton’s estate asked a court on Thursday to dismiss its legal claims against the singer’s nephew, weeks after it accused him of threatening the icon’s legacy. She’s Alive LLC, which manages Parton’s estate, filed the lawsuit and sought a restraining order against Bryan Seaver in September.
Seaver is Parton’s nephew and owner of a company that provided the security detail for the singer. On Thursday, She’s Alive filed a motion to dismiss the civil claims against him in a brief one-paragraph notice.
The request asked that the case be dismissed without prejudice, meaning it could be refiled.
It was not immediately clear whether the company would pursue refiling or whether the matter was being dropped. Attorneys for She’s Alive and Seaver did not immediately respond to requests for comment Thursday evening.
Parton, the beloved country music icon, died in August at age 80. She had cancer.
In late September, She’s Alive filed a lawsuit alleging that Seaver had, among other things, threatened to “set up a podcast dedicated to ruining Dolly’s brand partnerships.” The estate manager said it had fired Seaver and his company in mid-September. It also sought a restraining order against him.
In October, the estate accused Seaver of using items to barricade his property in an attempt to avoid being served with the lawsuit.
Seaver, in a court filing, denied accusations that he had threatened the estate. He told the court the messages were taken out of context and were about a specific business dispute.
According to Seaver, the situation stemmed from a dispute between his security company and the company that operates Parton’s hotel and museum in downtown Nashville. His company, Squadron Augmented Protection Services, provided security for the hotel and was owed approximately $251,000 for services rendered, according to an affidavit he filed.
