Bias Family Sues Agent; Action Claims Denial of Life Insurance Benefits

The Washington Post | June 19, 1987| | Copyright

The family of University of Maryland basketball star Len Bias, on the eve of the first anniversary of his death, filed a $27 million lawsuit yesterday alleging fraud and negligence by Bias' agent and the company that represented the all-America player in negotiations with the Boston Celtics and the Reebok shoe company.

The 54-page lawsuit, filed in D.C. Superior Court, claims that the family was denied potential life insurance benefits and payments from the shoe company because of poor management of Bias' accounts.

The suit said Lee Fentress and Advantage International, the agent and ...

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