Aging Steel Magnate's Family Fights Over Care for Berkman

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STEUBENVILLE, Ohio -- A family squabble over the care and finances of a 102-year-old steel magnate went public on Wednesday during a hearing to determine who should oversee the affairs of Ampco-Pittsburgh Corp. founder Louis Berkman.

Testimony from the industrialist's granddaughter Ellen Berkman amplified a family strain that dates back decades, as she told a judge that her aunt and uncle had cut off family contact with Louis Berkman, fired his longtime physicians and took advantage of his failing mental state to steer him to invest money into interests they support.

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Aging Steel Magnate's Family Fights Over Care for Berkman

"The circumstances between our families are quite ugly, and I wanted (Louis Berkman) to live out the remainder of his life in peace," said Ellen Berkman, 47, a Harvard attorney from Brookline, Mass.

She filed a court petition in Ste...

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