Redstone’s Lawyer Says Mogul Is Old, Not Impaired
- Viacom’s Dauman says Sumner Redstone should have medical exam
- Fight over Redstone’s trust that controls media empire
Sumner Redstone isn’t mentally impaired, just old, his lawyer told a judge in Massachusetts in arguing against a request by Viacom Inc. Chief Executive Officer Philippe Dauman to have the billionaire medically evaluated.
“The idea that he could suffer from mortal disease at any time -- you could say that about any elderly person,” Redstone’s lawyer, Robert Klieger, said during a hearing Tuesday. “Neither his physical or mental condition are deteriorating.”