'Pawn Stars' celebrity Rick Harrison sued by mother

“Pawn Stars” celebrity Rick Harrison has been sued in Las Vegas by his mother in a dispute over a family trust, cash and silver, distributions from investments, and ownership shares of the famed Gold & Silver Pawn Shop, according to court records. The lawsuit was filed Thursday by attorneys for Harrison’s 81-year-old mother, Joanne Harrison. The suit names Rick Harrison, the pawn shop on Las Vegas Boulevard South, business entities Harrison Properties, JoRich Properties and others.

The lawsuit states Joanne and her late husband, Richard, commonly known as “The Old Man,” were married for 58 years until Richard Harrison died in 2018. Rick, the suit states, is one of the couple’s three sons, and that the pawn shop was started by Joanne and Richard in 1981.

“In or around 2000 or 2001, Joanne had been in a coma and was being cared for in the ICU at Valley Hospital,” according to the suit. “While Joanne was in the hospital recovering from her coma, Rick apparently made her sign over her 51 percent ownership interest in the Pawn Shop to him. Joanne did not know or fully understand what she was allegedly signing at the time.” Shortly after the hospital stay, the lawsuit states Joanne had an argument with Rick Harrison and this is when she learned she had signed over her interest in the pawn shop to Rick.

The lawsuit says after Richard’s death, Joanne inherited her husband’s shares in the pawn shop, but that Rick has failed to provide her complete documentation of the business finances. “Joanne believes that Rick has failed to issue distributions to Joanne commensurate with her proper equity interest in the Pawn Shop,” the suit states.

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"Pawn Stars" Rick Harrison