Levon Helm’s Daughter Countersues Levon Helm Studios

Now, Amy Helm has countersued the studio, alleging that her successor, Brian Parillo, used invalid corporate actions to take control of the famed music venue in Woodstock, New York, and improperly obtained voting power from Levon Helm’s widow.

Em maio, Amy Helm foi destituída de presidente da LHS por Sandra Helm, madrasta e viúva de Levon, bem como pelos acionistas da LHS Brian Parillo e Barbara O’Brien.

The three claimed she had mismanaged the venue. In response, Amy Helm accused Parillo of financial exploitation and elder abuse of Sandra Helm in a June court filing; Parillo denied those charges.

There was also a physical dispute between Parillo and Amy Helm after her removal, during which police were called to LHS in Woodstock. No charges were filed.

In this new 34-page complaint filed on October 16 in the state Supreme Court, Amy Helm alleges that Parillo took control of LHS by way of voting assignments. Any and Sandra Helm both own 40% of the company, while Parillo and O’Brien own 10% each.

A ação judicial afirma que Parillo reivindicou atribuições de voto de Sandra Helm e O’Brien, obtendo assim um suposto controle de 60 % do poder de voto da empresa, apesar de possuir apenas 10 % de suas ações.

Na nova ação judicial, os advogados de Amy Helm afirmam que o certificado de constituição da LHS exige que todos os acionistas assinem consentimentos escritos para ações corporativas realizadas sem uma reunião.

Parillo allegedly excluded her from LHS’s management and declared himself the company’s director, president, secretary, and treasurer. Amy Helm goes on to allege that she never signed any documents consenting to that change in management, that no shareholder meeting was held, and that his takeover is void.

The complaint goes on to allege that Parillo allegedly obtained Sandra Helm’s signature on a shareholder consent to remove Amy Helm as a director, and on a different shareholder consent to allegedly remove her as the company’s sole director and replace himself in the position.

The lawsuit claims Parillo’s actions amount to “undue influence” over Sandra Helm, citing her sworn affirmation in a separate dispute over the late Levon Helm’s estate, in which her stepmother allegedly said, “I thought, ‘they’ve conned me.‘ I’m so gullible, they’re taking advantage of me.

Como faço para desfazer isso? Eu não sei por que continuo fazendo isso.” Também citada na ação judicial é uma ordem de julho do Tribunal de Sucessões do Condado de Ulster que nomeou um guardião ad litem para Sandra Helm no processo de herança, no qual ela foi descrita como “uma pessoa com deficiência” e ordenou ao guardião que relatasse sua capacidade de participar do caso.

Pitchfork has reached out to representatives for Amy Helm and Levon Helm Studios for comment.

In an interview with the Overlook this summer, Sandra Helm responded to her stepdaughter’s early claims, stating, “I didn’t like that they wanted to portray Brian like some kind of a puppet master or Svengali that came in and overtook my mind.

It’s been blown out of proportion. I just wanted to restructure Levon Helm Studios and bring it back to the glory days. And it’s as simple as that.”.