LG Group chairman sued over inheritance

• Published date: 10 March 2023
• Publication title: The Korea Times

LG Group Chairman Koo Kwang-mo has been sued by his family over inheritance he received more than four years ago, in a dispute that is feared to shake management of the country's fourth-largest chaebol.

Koo's stepmother and two stepsisters filed a lawsuit with the Seoul Western District Court on Feb. 28 to request the cancellation of inheritance that took place following the death of Koo Bon-moo, the late LG Group chairman, in May 2018.

Koo Kwang-mo is the nephew of the late chairman, who adopted him in 2004 after his only son died in a car accident, and became LG chairman in June 2018.

LG Group carries the long-held tradition of the eldest son taking control of the family business.

The plaintiffs demand the inheritance be divided again, according to the relevant law where the spouse and child inherit 60 percent and 40 percent each.

The late chairman owned 11.28 percent of LG Group shares. Koo Kwang-mo inherited 8.76 percent of them, making him the largest shareholder of the giant conglomerate with subsidiaries...