How the Seattle Seahawks’ sale will score a touchdown for charity 8 years after Paul Allen’s death

Selling a sports team is much more complicated than selling assets found in a typical estate, such as houses and cars.

By: Reid Kress Weisbord, Rutgers University - Newark and Naomi Cahn, University of Virginia, The Conversation

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Published: February 27, 2026

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By Reid Kress Weisbord, Rutgers University - Newark and Naomi Cahn, University of Virginia

When Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen died on Oct. 15, 2018, he left behind an estimated US$26 billion that he wanted to largely leave to charity.

Allen died at 65 of septic shock after a yearslong cancer battle. He’s back in the news because his estate is finally selling an asset that represents nearly a quarter of his fortune: the …

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