A bit of background is in order: in 2001, Peter S. Beagle was going through a very bad patch: debt, divorce, and a dearth of royalties. Cochran promised to revive interest in Beagle’s works and monetize them. To do so, he started a boutique publishing house specifically for Beagle’s works. Merchandising deals came in the process of time, though exactly where the money went is somewhat in doubt.
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It was during the tour that things really began to get serious. Mr. Beagle said he was more-or-less run non-stop, on a schedule that no one in his 70s should have to contemplate. Cochran, on the other hand, said that he gave Beagle adequate rest. People began to notice a real friction between the two, as well as between Cochran and Carlisle. Disturbing eyewitness accounts cropped up, including this rather infamous account of a volunteer “roustabout” at one of the tour stops. Allegations of financial irregularities, of merchandise paid for bot not received, began to crop up as well.
Things came to a head in November 2015 when Beagle filed a suit against Cochran alleging elder abuse, fraud, defamation, and a variety of other issues. Cochran filed a countersuit, claiming that Beagle’s allegations were invalid due to his supposedly deteriorating mental condition.
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4 comments:
Something's missing here. A lawyer doesn't withdraw from a guardianship case for this reason. What's behind all this?
There had to have been a settlement I would think Tom.
So the lesson here is if you sue someone one and you are elderly, you just may wake up in a guardianship?
There's so much more to this case than people know. The whole thing is sad and was unnecessary, but people with greedy intentions moved in. Both Peter and Connor have been battered by all of this and the ones who you should all be worried about are behind the scenes. People you've never heard of are driving this and it's all for greed.
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