Ho is very annoyed, very disappointed that in spite of two weeks of discussion between the four families, no resolution has been brought to him,' he told reporters. The firm's senior partner Gordon Oldham told reporters that it went back to the courts again because no deal had been reached. The first suit was withdrawn after Ho's relatives promised to try to negotiate an agreement. Ho's law firm, Oldham, Li and Nie, said Wednesday it filed legal proceedings for a second time in Hong Kong's High Court. The 89-year-old Ho, who was hospitalized for seven months after reportedly undergoing brain surgery in August 2009, has 16 surviving children by four women he calls his 'wives.' The ongoing drama highlights a power struggle among different branches of the family for control of his lucrative gambling business.
It's yet another twist in a family feud that erupted in late January over who will control the ailing tycoon's interests in the world's biggest gambling market. HONG KONG - Asian casino magnate Stanley Ho has filed a new lawsuit in an attempt to get back a $1.45 billion stake in his Macau gambling empire that he says was seized by some of his family members.
