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Civil case against estate of Indigenous artist Norval Morrisseau is dismissed
The lawsuit seeking $5 million in damages was dismissed as Morrisseau was deemed physically incapable of assault due to advanced Parkinson’s disease, court records show.
- On Tuesday, a Vancouver court dismissed a lawsuit alleging Norval Morrisseau sexually assaulted a man, filed by Mark Anthony Jacobson against the Estate of Norval Morrisseau.
- Last year Mark Anthony Jacobson filed a $5 million lawsuit alleging Morrisseau reached into his pants and touched his buttocks after an assistant suggested a healing.
- Citing medical status, the estate noted that Morrisseau `was in no position to be physically or socially aggressive` and `had no libido`, citing wheelchair use and advanced Parkinson's, and the dismissal order was signed by Jacobson and Jason Gratl on Tuesday.
- The court's order states the case was dismissed `for all purposes` and ordered no costs to any party, resolving a high-profile allegation against Norval Morrisseau, acclaimed Indigenous artist with the Order of Canada.
- At least 6,000 fake paintings have been uncovered, costing the estate $100 million in losses as police described the fraud as the biggest art fraud in world history.
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Civil case against estate of Indigenous artist Norval Morrisseau is dismissed
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