Hsiehs’ family has claimed that while Hsieh was living in Park City, Utah, in the months before his death, he was “drug addled” and emaciated from nitrous oxide use. 27, 2020, from injuries suffered the prior week in a Connecticut house fire, following months of erratic behavior that have been alleged in court documents.īoth Hsieh’s family and various business associates have accused each side of taking advantage of Hsieh financially before his death. Hsieh, who retired as Zappos CEO in August of 2020, was 46 when he died on Nov. Premsrirut is one of multiple former business associates of Hsieh who have been caught up in legal battles over the estate since Hsieh’s death in 2020. On May 12, attorneys for Hsieh’s former lawyer, Puoy Premsrirut, filed a motion to dismiss multiple counterclaims that Hsieh’s family has made in Premsrirut’s lawsuit seeking legal fees. Tony Hsieh’s former attorney has claimed in recent court documents that text messages from the late Zappos CEO’s father show Hsieh’s family did not believe he was struggling with drug abuse around the time of his death.

Tony Hsieh speaks at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas in 2018.

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