Ex-Marvel chief Perlmutter, wife win trial against Palm Beach neighbor

Perhaps only in Palm Beach could a dispute about tennis courts turn into more than a dozen years worth of lawsuits involving bizarre allegations of hate mail, DNA theft and conspiracy.

But after a three-week trial, a jury on Nov. 21 found in favor of former Marvel chairman and billionaire Ike Perlmutter and his wife, Laura, in their lawsuit against a neighbor.

Laura was awarded $50 million for her defamation claims against Canadian businessman Harold Peerenboom, who has a home in Sloan’s Curve, the South End development where the Perlmutters’ also own a condo and a townhouse…

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