Kansas City Art Institute Sues Calif. Couple for $5 Million Unfulfilled Pledge

An Orange County, Calif., couple is fighting to appeal a lawsuit filed by the Kansas City Art Institute seeking $4 million they pledged to donate before the collapse of their business. "They were so rude and obnoxious, it doesn't seem right to me," said Kristina Dodge, 51. Dodge and her husband Lawrence Dodge, 73, of Dana Point, Calif., the founder of bank and insurance firm American Sterling Corp., had agreed to donate the money to the private art college before the financial collapse took...Full Story