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Simon suffers setback in antitrust suit

A federal lawsuit alleging monopolistic behavior by Simon Property Group Inc. likely will proceed to trial after a federal judge in South Bend denied a motion by the Indianapolis-based mall giant to dismiss the 3-year-old case.

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New front opens in family battle over Mel Simon fortune

Bren Simon is pushing hard for a distribution from the estate now, citing as precedent an Indiana Court of Appeals ruling in another case that “as a matter of policy, beneficiaries should not be starved of distributions to which they are undisputably entitled.”

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Mel Simon estate quietly showering charities with millions

The estate earmarked at least $1 million for nine recipients, from Butler University and the Indiana University Foundation to The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis, the United Way of Central Indiana, and the James Whitcomb Riley Memorial Association.

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Simon to buy $569M stake in European mall operator

Simon will gain an ownership stake in six McArthurGlen properties in Austria, the Netherlands, Italy and the United Kingdom, and become a partner in the London-based firm’s real estate management and development business.

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Circle Centre hanging in despite anchor vacancy

The downtown mall last year saw its sales per square foot increase to $354, a 5.3-percent increase from 2011, according to an annual operating report it provides to the city. But non-anchor occupancy slipped below 90 percent.

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