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Stan Lee’s Daughter Settles Elder Abuse Lawsuit Against Dad’s Ex-Manager

J.C. Lee claimed Max Anderson took advantage of her father’s diminishing health to steal millions in memorabilia.

Stan Lee‘s daughter has settled a lawsuit against the late comic book icon’s former manager, whom she had accused of elder abuse and the theft of tens of millions of dollars. The agreement was made on Thursday in California’s Los Angeles Superior Court, and depends on the completion of certain terms which are not publicly known. J.C. Lee filed suit in 2019 against Max Anderson, alleging he took advantage of her father in his old age to steal more than $21 million in memorabilia, autograph revenue, and appearance fees. Anderson, who met Lee in 2007, would go on to run Lee’s comic book convention and manage his public appearances. He was also a caretaker for Lee, who died in 2018 at age 95 amid substantial vision loss. Lee accused Anderson of forcing her father to work long hours just months before his death. The trial—not the first legal matter involving alleged elder abuse of the comic book creator—had been scheduled to begin next week.