Oher’s petition, which is embedded below, asks the court to terminate the conservatorship and an order requiring the Tuohys to forfeit to him all the money they were paid for using the rights to his name and story. He seeks a full accounting of all records, which allegedly hasn’t been provided to the court, for breaches of fiduciary duty.
“At no point did the Tuohys inform Michael that they would have ultimate control of all his contracts, and as a result Michael did not understand that if the Conservatorship was granted, he was signing away his right to contract for himself,” states the filing. “Michael was falsely advised by the Tuohys that because he was over the age of eighteen, that the legal action to adopt Michael would have to be called a ‘conservatorship’ but it was, for all intents and purposes, an adoption.
Oher notes that a representative for Creative Artists Agency is listed as the point of contact for the family but Branan, who represented the family during conservatorship proceedings, is listed as the agent to receive payment notices for him. He says he “received nothing for his rights to a $330 million story that would not have existed without him.” Branan and 20th Century didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.
A deal also allegedly exists in which the Tuohys signed away to Fox, allegedly without any compensation, the perpetual and exclusive right to Oher’s name, image and personal experiences. He says the signature on the document may have been forged.
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