Vadas Successfully Sued in Morrisseau Case

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For Immediate Release:

VADAS SUCCESSFULLY SUED IN MORRISSEAU CASE
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Gabe Vadas* has recently pled no contest in a lawsuit brought against him for claiming the legal authority to speak to the legitimacy of Norval Morrisseau paintings offered at auctions. Vadas had previously written a letter to an auction house, challenging the authenticity of art pieces that were for auction, causing the withdrawal of said pieces. He was taken to court for these reasons. Vadas has instructed his lawyer to abandon their counter suit, to pay compensation as well as all legal expenses to the owner of the paintings. He has not requested that this withdrawal and admission of fault not be made public.

During pre-trial, it was reported that; Gabe Vadas has no legal authority over Norval Morrisseau's estate, Norval Morrisseau's unverified will has not been probated, and Gabe Vadas has no legal right to copyright any of Norval Morrisseau's work.

At the same time, the Norval Morrisseau Heritage Society (NMHS) was made aware that listing their affiliations to various institutions left them, as well as their affiliated groups open to lawsuit. Not long after, all of the copyrights listed online that made claim to Morrisseau's work were removed, along with any mention of affiliation.

The Morrisseau family, after contesting their father's burial plans — made by Vadas without any consideration for the family, was successful in having Norval returned for burial in Keewaywin Reserve, beside his wife Harriet Kakegamic. Four of his blood children live on Keewaywin Reserve. Three are successful artists in their own right and exhibit throughout North America.

Gabe Vadas has not attempted to probate the unverified will of Norval Morrisseau. He has admitted that he has no power of attorney over Norval's estate. His lawyer states that he has no knowledge of the disc supposedly listing 'fakes' that Vadas says are not by Norval Morrisseau. The Norval Morrisseau Heritage Society has never appraised or stated authenticity for a single Norval Morrisseau art piece, nor has any Morrisseau painting ever been established as a fake in a Canadian court of law.

The Norval Morrisseau Family Foundation (consisting of the seven blood children of Norval Morrisseau) has warned Gabe Vadas, the stated 'principal gallery', the NMHS, and stated-law council that: they do not have permission to collect information, suggest legal authority, or publish any books dealing with the Norval Morrisseau art legacy. The family reserves that right for themselves, the Norval Morrisseau Family: Victoria, David, Eugene, Peter, Michael, Christian and Lisa.

Vadas, the principal gallery, the Norval Morrisseau Heritage Society and stated-law council are directed to cease activity dealing with the legacy of Norval Morrisseau and cease claiming in public that they have that authority.

The Morrisseau family states clearly that Norval's legacy belongs to the family. Given Gabe Vadas' abandonment of his counter-suit and admission of fault, his authority regarding Morrisseau, as well that of his affiliates can be now called into question.

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CONTACT
Norval Morrisseau Family Foundation

33 HAZELTON AVE, YORKVILLE

SUITE 409 TORONTO, ON M5R 2E3

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Signed: Alfred David Morrisseau-

Attachment:

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Information posted on Tuesday 8:51PM March 11th, 2008 on Kinsman Robinson Gallery's blog Genuine Morrisseau:-

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NMHS protects integrity of Morrisseau art

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The Norval Morrisseau Heritage Society was formed in 2005 at Morrisseau's request to compile a catalogue raisonne - a comprehensive volume documenting every known work created by the artist - in order to deal with the growing number of Morrisseau forgeries. Their mission is to "research, document and promote the artistic achievement of Norval Morrisseau and to protect the integrity of his art." Left to right: Michele Vadas, Gabe Vadas; Board members: Richard Baker, Viviane Gray, Lee-Ann Martin, Dr. Ruth Phillips, Greg A. Hill, Absent: Dr. Elizabeth McLuhan: Morrisseau's legal counsel, Aaron Milrad.
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Norval Morrisseau Family Foundation, 33 Hazelton Ave, Suite 409 Toronto, ON M5R 2E3
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* - Gabor (Gabe) Vadas, who for the last 20 years of Norval Morrisseau's life functioned as Mr. Morrisseau's guardian, business manager and 'adopted' (although not legally so) son.

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Source: Click HERE to view an original of the above presented document and click HERE to see screen capture of the above letter attachment. Also, click HERE to read the screen capture of Principal Morrisseau dealer's opinion in regard to Morrisseau Copyright. Both of these screen captures were obtained from the Kinsman Robinson Galleries Blog Feed: http://feeds.feedburner.com/GenuineMorrisseauFromKrg.
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Note: The 'Genuine Morrisseau from KRG' Blog was deleted on June 26, 2009 by KRG blog editors. On August 06, 2009 this blog has been reinstated but this time open 'To Invited Readers Only' & it is currently active again!?

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>>> Reference posts:

- www_NorvalMorrisseauLegalDefenceFund_com.

- www_NorvalMorrisseauLawsuit_com (Part I) Otavnik Vs Vadas SC 07-51428-00,
- www_NorvalMorrisseauLawsuit_com (Part II) Otavnik Vs Vadas SC 07-51428-00,
- www_NorvalMorrisseauLawsuit_com (Part III) Otavnik Vs Vadas SC 07-51428-00,
- www_NorvalMorrisseauLawsuit_com (Part IV) Otavnik Vs Vadas SC 07-51428-00,
- www_NorvalMorrisseauLawsuit_com (Part V) Otavnik Vs Vadas SC 07-51428-00,
- www_NorvalMorrisseauLawsuit_com (Part VI) Otavnik Vs Vadas SC 07-51428-00 &
- www_NorvalMorrisseauLawsuit_com (Part VII) Otavnik Vs Vadas SC 07-51428-00.

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