News & Politics The 30-Year Legal Battle Between the Owner of the Washington Nationals and His Estranged Brother Washington knows them as the close-knit real-estate family that built landmarks like Tysons Corner Center, donated millions to area nonprofits, and turned the Nationals into playoff material. Less well known is that for the last 30 years the Lerner dynasty was mired in an epic legal battle with one estranged member. Decades of court filings feature clashes over everything from control of a family company to a disputed $429 payment. Luke Mullins digs through the paper trail to chronicle the saga. Media, Nationals, Ted Lerner, Financial | Apr 11, 2016
