Isaac Isaac "Ike" Perlmutter, an Israeli-American billionaire and the chairman and CEO of Marvel, is involved in a long-running legal spat featuring allegations of anonymous hate mail and DNA theft. (Photo: Susan Walsh/AP)

No, this is not the plot of a new blockbuster film…

What began with a disagreement over the management of a Palm Beach, Fla., tennis center has snowballed into a request to collect punitive damages from a major insurer over allegations it helped steal DNA from Marvel Entertainment's chairman and CEO and his wife.

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Raychel Lean

Raychel Lean is ALM's Florida bureau chief, overseeing the Daily Business Review. Email her at [email protected] or follow her on Twitter via @raychellean.