Court fight erupts over care of media mogul Sumner Redstone

November 25, 2015 at 5:04 p.m. | Updated November 25, 2015 at 5:15 p.m.

by Associated Press

FILE - In this April 20, 2013 file photo, Sumner Redstone arrives at the 2013 MOCA Gala celebrating the opening of the Urs Fischer exhibition at MOCA, in Los Angeles. Attorneys for Redstone and the media mogul's former companion, Manuela Herzer, are locked in a court fight over control of the 92-year-old billionaire's medical care. Herzer contends in court documents filed Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2015, that Redstone is in frail health and lacks the capacity to make decisions, but Redstone's attorneys say those characterizations are lies and he remains in good spirits and able to make informed decisions. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)
FILE - In this April 20, 2013 file photo, Sumner Redstone arrives at the 2013 MOCA Gala celebrating the opening of the Urs Fischer exhibition at MOCA, in Los Angeles. Attorneys for Redstone and the media mogul's former companion, Manuela Herzer, are locked in a court fight over control of the 92-year-old billionaire's medical care. Herzer contends in court documents filed Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2015, that Redstone is in frail health and lacks the capacity to make decisions, but Redstone's attorneys say those characterizations are lies and he remains in good spirits and able to make informed decisions. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)

LOS ANGELES (AP) - A legal battle has begun over media mogul Sumner Redstone and control of the 92-year-old billionaire's medical care.

Redstone's former companion Manuela Herzer says in a probate filing Wednesday that Redstone lacks the ability to make informed decisions about his care, but the mogul's lawyers say he remains in good health.

Herzer is seeking to maintain control of Redstone's medical care.

Redstone's lawyer, Gabrielle Vidal, calls Herzer's characterizations preposterous. A filing by Vidal states Redstone was evaluated by a doctor on Monday and found to be in good spirits and able to make his own decisions.

Redstone controls media companies CBS Corp. and Viacom Inc. through National Amusements Inc., which holds nearly 80 percent of the voting stock in both companies. Redstone hasn't joined an investor conference call since November 2014.

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