Family of Author Stieg Larsson Make an Offer to Larsson’s Longtime Girlfriend

Before his death in 2004, author Stieg Larsson wrote a successful trilogy of books, but he did not write a will.  Although Swedish intestacy laws dictate that his million dollar estate pass to his family, his girlfriend of 32 years is fighting for a share of the estate.  

According to Henry Chu, The plot thickens in battle over author’s estate, L.A. Times, Dec. 10, 2009, “Last month, Larsson’s father and brother made a new offer to Gabrielsson [Larsson’s girlfriend]: 20 million Swedish kronor, or nearly $3 million.” 

See also my prior post.

Special thanks to Joel Dobris (Professor of Law, UC Davis School of Law) for bringing this article to my attention.