Selena’s 1995 family agreement; 31 years later, A.B. Quintanilla sues Suzette for $1M+

Selena’s 1995 family agreement; 31 years later, A.B. sues Suzette over $1M in profits (Image Credit: Getty and AP) More than three decades after Selena Quintanilla’s death, a dispute over the business built around her music and legacy has moved into court. According to court documents obtained by ABC13, Selena’s brother Abraham “A.B.” Quintanilla III has sued his sister, Suzette Quintanilla Arriaga, along with two companies connected to the family’s entertainment business. Filed in Nueces County, Texas, the lawsuit alleges that a family agreement made after Selena’s 1995 death entitled A.B. to 25% of profits from certain entertainment properties. He is seeking more than $1 million, along with an accounting of the estate’s finances.The agreement dates back to 1995Selena was killed in March 1995 at the age of 23. In the months following her death, members of her family entered into what the lawsuit describes as the “Estate Properties Agreement”. According to the court documents, the agreement involved A.B., Suzette, their mother Marcella Quintanilla and Selena’s husband, Christopher Pérez. A.B. says the agreement made him a party to the arrangement and an intended beneficiary.The law...