Judge Rules on Texans Owner Janice McNair ‘Incapacitated’ Legal Battle vs. Son Cary
A judge ruled in favor of Houston Texans owner Janice McNair in her court battle against her oldest son Robert Cary McNair Jr. on Wednesday, who was seeking to become her legal guardian.
McNair Jr. claimed that his 87-year-old mother should be declared “incapacitated” and that she undergo an independent medical exam in order to determine her mental capacity.
According to the attorneys for both Janice and son Cal McNair, the 87-year-old has already undergone examinations by two doctors.
McNair Jr. officially filed for guardianship in late November of 2023, almost two years after his mother had suffered a stroke in January of 2022, claiming that the issue had impacted her ability to run the business.
Following the ruling, McNair's attorney Don Jackson released a statement to the Houston Chronicle, thanking the judge for his quick decision.
“On behalf of Mrs. McNair, and everyone who opposed the motion, we are pleased with Judge [Jerry] Simoneaux’s order denying Cary McNair’s motion for an independent medical examination of Mrs. McNair,” Mcnair's attorney Don Jackson told the Chronicle. “We want to thank Judge Simoneaux and his staff for their diligent efforts.”
Per the report, the Judge told attorneys that while he wanted what was in McNair’s best interest, he ultimately ruled in her favor after taking into account her own wishes.
In January, attorneys for McNair and her other son, Texans chairman and CEO Cal McNair, wrote in court documents that they were “shocked” by Cary McNair’s “drastic and unwarranted measures of alleging his mother is incapacitated, seeking to terminate her rights and appoint himself as her guardian to control her personal, financial, and medical decisions.”
In other words, the McNair family members who control the franchise see Cary’s actions as a “money grab.”
McNair's attorneys are expected to ask the judge to dismiss the case.
