Background
After his father"s death, Brooks gained a controlling, but not a majority, interest in his father"s companies and named chairman of his father"s estate.
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George Coby
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Clemson University.
Career
This left him embroiled in a dispute with his father"s widow, Tami, over the distribution of the elder Brooks" estate. Tami was bequeathed $1 million per year for 20 years. However, she sued the estate for the ⅓ share of the estate that would be due to her under South Carolina"s elective share law.
In 2009, Coby and Tami settled for an undisclosed amount, but that settlement has forced Coby to seek outside investors.
Brooks appeared on the February 14, 2010, episode of the Columbia Broadcasting System reality television show Undercover Boss featuring Hooters. Despite first-hand knowledge of a questionable situation, Brooks allowed a manager who was demeaning and degrading to his employees to remain on staff
(The Hooters manager eventually resigned right after Hooters Magazine did a followup article) Brooks left Hooters after the sale of the company in 2011 and is now a franchisee of Twin Peaks, another "breastaurant" chain.
