Murdoch, whose holdings include Fox News, The Wall Street Journal and the New York Post, was attempting to ensure that his oldest son, Lachlan Murdoch, would receive sole control of his media empire ...

Rupert Murdoch has been officially blocked from making a “Succession-style” ploy to transfer power of NewsCorp directly to his eldest son Lachlan, his chosen successor. This week, a real-life ...

In a decision filed on Saturday, a probate commissioner in Nevada concluded that Murdoch, 93, and his son, Lachlan Murdoch, had acted in “bad faith” in their endeavor to amend the irrevocable ...

Earlier this month, a probate commissioner rejected an attempt by Murdoch, 93, to retool the irrevocable family trust so his most conservative son, Lachlan, could singularly lead Fox Corporation ...

That is the very real scenario that Rupert Murdoch finds himself in, after a Nevada court ruled that he couldn’t change the family trust and give control to his son Lachlan. In trying to ...

Mr. Murdoch’s appeal over whether he can consolidate his son Lachlan’s power over his media empire is due just before Christmas. By Jim Rutenberg and Jonathan Mahler Rupert Murdoch’s attempt ...

Murdoch filed a petition late last year to modify the terms of the trust and grant exclusive control to his eldest son, Lachlan. This move would essentially ensure that his media empire maintains ...

A “raw deal”. That’s what Edmund J. Gorman Jr, the Nevada probate commissioner, had to say about the fait accompli that Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch had placed before the other three senior ...

A probate court has ruled against Rupert Murdoch in a petition to change the terms of his succession plan to ensure that his eldest son Lachlan remains in charge of his conservative media empire ...

Trust divides control equally among Rupert Murdoch’s four oldest children Three of the heirs could technically out-vote a fourth Lachlan's siblings express hope family will focus on mending ...