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Viacom CEO, Director File Suit to Block Changes to Sumner Redstone Trust

Suit accuses Redstone’s daughter of manipulation. She has denied the charges.

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Viacom Inc. Chairman and Chief Executive Philippe Dauman and board member George Abrams filed a lawsuit challenging their dismissals from the trust that will oversee Sumner Redstone’s $40 billion media empire when he dies or is incapacitated.

The lawsuit, which was filed in Massachusetts probate and family court, also seeks to invalidate their removal as directors of National Amusements, a holding company that oversees Mr....

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