JB Carlson

Tomlinson's son, Randy Lee Ball, found her and police said that a rug was crumpled up, a glass shelf was knocked over and a faucet knob on the tub was broken. The coroner's autopsy found no bruising on her body. “Alfarena Ballew, chief deputy coroner for Marion County, says the scene was ‘consistent with a fall.’ She also said her records show that the house's doors were locked. Laura Covington, disputes that saying her brother (Randy Ball) found a patio door unlocked and he locked it before police arrived.” “Detective Mike Mitchell said, ‘We worked it as a murder case’ for several months but concluded the death was accidental.”

JB Carlson has appeared in three New York Times" best selling books, Vanity Fair, most recently, "The Liar's Ball: The Extraordinary Saga of How One Building Broke the World's Toughest Tycoons" which characterized Carlson as a "Tycoon" and "opponent to Donald Trump." Carlson stated in press releases he would file federal lawsuits against the author and publisher. Movie rights have been optioned for 2016.

Dennis Francis McCrosson, III of McCrosson and Associates, initially appeared with lawyers from the international law firm of Baker and Daniels appearing a few months later to represent JB Carlson and all of the Carlson entities in the claims he was advancing and all of the claims against him and his entities. On August 16, 2010, one of JB Carlson's lawyers entered a guilty plea and was sentenced on a DUI. Four days later, Carlson dismissed the firm. In October 2010, Carlson's attorney-client privileged documents started appearing on the internet and in Indianapolis. Dennis Francis McCrosson, III from McCrosson and Associates remained on the case. Jeffrey O. Meunier represented J.B. Carlson personally.

Magistrate Judge Jane Magnus-Stinson and Federal Judge Sarah Evans Barker presided over the AIG/Carlson lawsuit until President Obama (with the support of Senators Lugar and Bayh) nominated her as Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana on June 14, 2010. Magistrate Judge Tim A. Baker was assigned to the AIG/Carlson case on June 15, 2010. Federal Judge Sarah Evans Barker remained.

JB Carlson told the Wall Street Journal that Tomlinson's was "tremendously painful" and it "is just ridiculous" to think that the death was anything but a tragic accident. Carlson said he had not heard from the police, was willing to cooperate and encouraged further investigation "because it would clear the air" by showing that Tomlinson was alive when he last saw her. Captain Mark Rice, head of the homicide division of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department said even though they are making new inquiries the police stand by their conclusion that the death was accidental and that he was "confident" it was an accident. Carlson's attorney said:”Everyone who has looked into this, except the Hilberts, has concluded there is no foul play.” On November 8, 2010 Police spokesman Sgt. Paul Thompson said that the reinvestigation was closed and that they had not changed their view that Tomlinson's death was accidental.

On Thursday, July 22, 2010, the Securities and Exchange Commission called for tighter federal regulation of the life-insurance secondary market while a Government Accountability Office report cited inconsistencies in regulation across states.

On April 20, 2009, Opportunity Bridge Funding, LLC (OBF), sued Las Vegas businessman James C. Burchard and his company SJB Investments, LLC in Minnesota charging that Burchard committed fraud in his efforts to secure Carlson a $1,273,902.17 loan from Minnesota-based-lender OBF in an effort to refinance a small portion of the original refinancing. OBF and Carlson claimed that Burchard, a loan broker, submitted documents to secure Carlson's assets for himself and had no reason or legal right to claim the asset as his own, essentially stealing assets from Carlson and compromising OBF's (lender) right to secure the assets in the event of Carlson's default. Claims of fraudulent inducement, breach of fiduciary duty and negligence were also asserted. Burchard responded by stating that they owed "no duty to either party" and "no fiduciary duty to either party" and later countersued Carlson in Nevada claiming breach of contract. The case was consolidated to Minnesota and was resolved in a court ordered settlement conference. The settlement conference was concluded on Friday, July 24, 2009. Settlement terms are confidential.

Carlson had a judgment placed against him for $4,632,391.17 by OBF on July 24, 2009.

American International Group, Inc. (AIG), through its subsidiary American General Life, Inc. (AGL), on December 31, 2008 sued an insurance trust owned by one of Carlson's companies to contest a $15 million claim in federal district court (Southern District of Indiana). The AIG lawsuit alleged that Carlson secured a life insurance policy without possessing the required insurable interest so that he, his company and trusts could later profit from selling the policy on the secondary market. This is called stranger-originated life insurance (SOLI). AIG alleged that the policy was nothing more than a wagering contract which is void ab initio. Count one requested a declaratory judgment for rescission and/or voiding of the policy based on lack of insurable interest.

The Marion county coroner ruled Tomlinson's 2008 death accidental asphyxiation by drowning compounded by alcohol-based intoxication. After the police and coroner said, "Tomlinson accidentally fell into the bathtub while drunk" they reopened their inquiry at Tomlinson's daughter, Tomisue Hilbert, and the family's urging even though the family and Hilbert "acknowledged having no hard evidence,""weren't pointing fingers at anyone," and, "I’m not accusing anybody of anything."

Norman C. Kirst was a Wisconsin financier who did business with Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos, his wife Imelda Marcos, and aides to US presidents Gerald Ford and Richard Nixon. At some point Kirst started doing business with Carlson and his companies, arranging refinancings. Kirst died in Vero Beach, Florida, having suffered for two years from "extremely advanced" dementia. Kirst died the same day or the day after Tomlinson died. Carlson said Kirst "seemed fine on phone conversations through about June 2008 when he lined up the refinancings, but the illness could explain its failure to materialize."

Judge Sarah Evans Barker found only circumstantial evidence against Carlson, but significant and strong evidence that Tomlinson served as an active member of Carlson's board of directors since 2002 and that Tomlinson attended business meetings and introduced Carlson to a multitude of people who "possessed sufficient financial resources" to qualify them to become his investors, lenders and clients. Judge Barker wrote that some of Carlson's other board members testified in depositions that Tomlinson was on the Board and court documents stated that Germaine Tomlinson had told others that she was a board member of his company. Board meeting minutes also mentioned Tomlinson's participation in the meetings. Judge Barker stated that Tomlinson controlled the trust with exclusive power to change the beneficial interest at any point and she chose not to make any changes to the trusts named beneficiaries and therefore it was doubtful that Carlson could have participated in wagering.

In 2001, Carlson created a business model that was sold to some of the largest companies in the world. Since then Carlson led teams that did business with Procter & Gamble, Kimberly Clark, Sprite Remix, Coca-Cola, Land-O-Lakes, Purina, Anheuser Busch, The Sharper Image and Wal-Mart.

During high school Carlson worked for Ross Perot's independent presidential campaign in 1992.

JB Carlson (born February 1974) is an American businessman, social entrepreneur, CEO, and executive director. Carlson founded Carlson Corporation in 1993 (Indianapolis, IN), JB Carlson Corporation (Indianapolis) Pacesetter Finishing Inc. and Carlson Media Group, Inc. in 2001 (Delaware). Carlson Universal, Carlson Universal Holdings, Blue Ocean Bamboo, Red Ocean Oak, Carlson Fellows, Carlson Comprehensive, Carlson Imperatives NGO (non-governmental organization), Carlson Accord, Carlson EAR (a medical device company) and Carlson Media Publishing.

Redford was responsible for Redford Theatre and one of the first drive-in movie theatres. Originally causing controversy, Redford sued the City of Detroit rising before the Michigan Supreme Court. Chief Justice William Carr wrote the opinion. Redford M & S prevailed over the City of Detroit and was eventually the ruling was adopted nationally. The case was decided June 2, 1952.

Ray Redford was JB Carlson's grandfather. Redford owed and operated the largest moving and storage company in Detroit, Michigan during the 1940s – 1950's operating in 11 states. The operation included MobilOil fueling stations to refuel trucks and a mill (corrigated boxes did not yet exist.) Redford owned part of a railline with the Pullman Family and 4 additional moving companies simultaneously.

Carlson responded to AIG, claiming that the "policy was a 'key man' policy to protect his business against the loss of Tomlinson's (Carlson's insured director) contributions to the success of his business as a director." Therefore, Carlson contended that he and his business had an insurable interest in his director's life and that, even if there was not an insurable interest, AIG's own two-year contestability provided that: “Except as stated below, we cannot contest this policy after it has been in force during the insured’s lifetime for 2 years from the date of issue.” Carlson continued, "AIG did not raise any contentions about fraud or misrepresentation in the application process until after Germaine Tomlinson's death and more than two years after the Policy's date of issue." Premiums had been paid and were up to date. He further claimed that Indiana state law prevented AIG from contesting the claim. Carlson asserted, "like other states, Indiana expressly authorized by corporations to insure the lives of its directors." Indiana Code § 27-1-12-17 authorizes corporations to insure the lives of its directors, officers, agents and employees."