Selena Quintanilla’s Brother Officially Sues Sister Over Profits From Music & Other Estate Assets
A.B. Quintanilla III is making good on social media threats to bring legal action against Suzette Quintanilla Arriaga.
Selena Quintanilla's brother, A.B. Quintanilla III, has formally initiated legal action against his sister, Suzette Quintanilla Arriaga, and her company Q Productions over alleged breaches of contract and fiduciary duty. The lawsuit, filed on Thursday (Sept. 10), seeks unspecified financial damages, reportedly exceeding $1 million.
A.B. is asserting his entitlement to a 25% share of profits from Selena's estate, including music and intellectual property rights, which he claims have not been adequately distributed. He discovered in the spring of 2025, just months before Abraham Quintanilla Jr.'s death, that he had been underpaid for his contributions to Q Productions, the company founded by his late father Abraham and now managed by Suzette.
Despite his roles as a producer and songwriter for Selena's iconic music, A.B. alleges that he has not received his fair share. His attorney, Jeff Lehrman, emphasized that A.B. is also a beneficiary of the estate and therefore entitled to appropriate income and accounting. Suzette and her legal team have not yet responded to the lawsuit.
In a previous Instagram post, Suzette and her mother Marcella Quintanilla dismissed the allegations, stating there was no theft and expressing their desire to protect their family's reputation.
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