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Even with the brotherly feuds within the Alaskan Bush People family, not all conflict happens among siblings.

Almost two years ago, an unhappy investor filed a lawsuit against the estate of the late Billy Brown.

Publicly, we haven’t heard much from the Brown family. That is advisable for most touchy legal matters.

Now, however, Ami is publicly clapping back at the lawsuit — and defending her late husband.

Ami Brown in Season 8
Alaskan Bush People star Ami Brown speaks of getting a second chance in Washington in the new trailer, referring to her ongoing battle with cancer.

The Sun reports that, in early 2021, an investor filed a breach of contract lawsuit.

Robert Maughon is the name of the investor in question.

The lawsuit targets both Billy Brown’s estate and Alaskan Wilderness Family Productions, which was his production company.

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Ami Brown and Billy Brown are doing… something in this GIF of the couple from the Alaskan Bush People premiere.

Maughon claimed in the lawsuit that Billy Brown neglected to pay him Alaskan Bush People profits.

His claim is twofold: both that Billy owed him these monies and that he never received them.

Ami has now responded, issuing her own formal response in court to dispute these allegations.

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Alaskan Bush People stars, from left to right: Noah Brown, Ami Brown, Bird Brown, Billy Brown, Rain Brown, Bear Brown, Bam Bam Brown, and Matt Brown.

“Plaintiff made no demands for breach or damages until 2014,” Ami’s legal response reads.

“And,” the filing continues, “at that time making demand on the alleged January 25, 2009 contract.”

The document goes on: “But not on the alleged January 6, 2009 contract, and thereafter unreasonably delaying action or communication with Billy Bryan Brown.”

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We continue to pray for Ami Brown. The Alaskan Bush People star continues to battle with lung cancer.

This filing cites: “again presenting demands and filing legal action in 2021 only after the death of Billy Bryan Brown.”

And the document then points out: “who could not then defend the matter with his own testimony.”

The late patriarch’s estate is requesting a jury trial for the lawsuit, and asking that the plaintiff cover all attorney costs.

Billy Brown in Season 8
Alaskan Bush People star Billy Brown discusses his family’s new homestead in Washington on the trailer for Season 8.

A settlement meeting is currently set for March of 2023.

That is only four months away.

Requesting a jury trial is complicated.

Ami Brown in the Snow
Ami Brown looks cold despite her layers in the snow.

Sometimes, it means that one feels more confidence in an emotional appeal than in a cold reading of a legal case.

One can imagine how a widow and cancer-surviving widow might be sympathetic to a jury. Or to anyone.

At the same time, the entire foundation of the jury system is the hope that twelve peers can reasonably decide whether Maughon is entitled to a share of Billy Brown’s estate.

During the first season, Billy said the government burned down his family’s cabin because it was “in the wrong location on public land.” But there’s no evidence this happened and Brown changed his tune on season two, simply saying the cabin burned down when he wasn’t home.

Obviously, being part of a beloved reality TV family does not make the Browns automatically in the right. Of course, being the subjects of a lawsuit does not make them automatically wrong.

It will be up to the court to decide these matters and more.

Though an out of court settlement is always possible — however unlikely it seems as this point.

Ami Brown Claps Back at Alaskan Bush People Lawsuit was originally published on The Hollywood Gossip .

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