Sam Simon was legendary in television circles as the co-creator of The Simpsons which lead to him amassing a fortune in excess of $100 million. Before his death, Simon, a well known animal lover, made arrangements with longtime friend animal trainer Tyson Kilmer for the ongoing care of his beloved dog Columbo. However, Kilmer is now engaged in a battle over funds to care for the dog with the estate as he claims that the funds that have been dispersed so far are insufficient to properly care for the animal. The estate fired back with accusations that Kilmer has been demanding huge sums of money, up to $1.7 million, for the care of the animal and that his demands are unreasonable. As of now, no lawsuit has been filed and the dog remains in the care of Kilmer who claims that he will never give him up even without the money.
See Khaleda Rahman, Estate of late Simpsons co-creator Sam Simon locked in a bitter battle with the new owner of his beloved dog who says he has not received $140,000 annual allowance to care for the canine, The Daily Mail, September 30, 2015.
Special thanks to Brian Cohan (Attorney at Law, Law Offices of Brian J. Cohan, P.C.) for bringing this article to my attention.
