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Report: Court throws out Bill Bowlen’s lawsuit against Broncos’ trustees over ownership dispute

Arapahoe County Court records indicate that Bill Bowlen’s lawsuit from last October to remove the three trustees operating the Pat D. Bowlen Trust has been thrown out in its entirety.

Mike Klis of 9News reported the news this afternoon, hinting that more news on ownership development would be coming soon.

BREAKING: 9news has learned that Bill Bowlen’s lawsuit attempting to remove trustees of Pat Bowlen Trust — Joe Ellis, Rick Slivka, Mary Kelly — has been dismissed in its entirety. More to come on major ownership development. #9news #9sports

— Mike Klis (@MikeKlis) August 29, 2019

Bill Bowlen had filed the suit in October 2018 asking to remove the trustees, maintaining that they were not following the ownership succession wishes of his older brother and Hall-of-Fame owner of the Denver Broncos Pat Bowlen.