Summary
Dolly Parton’s estate has asked a Tennessee court to voluntarily dismiss its lawsuit against her nephew Bryan Seaver and his security company. The dismissal is without prejudice, so the estate could file the claims again; Seaver had denied the allegations in a response filed three days earlier.Key Facts
- She's Alive LLC, which oversees Parton's professional assets, filed the dismissal notice Thursday.
- The lawsuit accused Seaver of threatening and intimidating people associated with the estate after Parton's death.
- Seaver and his company denied the allegations in an 18-page court response.
- Seaver said messages cited in the lawsuit were taken out of context and denied seeking money through intimidation.
- Seaver said his company had been owed about $251,000 for completed services and that the amount had since been paid.
- A Tennessee judge granted the estate a temporary restraining order against Seaver and his company in September.
- Parton died in August after what her family described as a brief battle with cancer.
