Opening Statements Set In Michael Jackson’s Wrongful Death Lawsuit
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Here are two articles for everyone. If it has already been posted somewhere please feel free to lock or move it. Thanks!<br /><br />[size=14pt]Opening Statements Set In Michael Jackson’s Wrongful Death Lawsuit[/size]<br />April 29, 2013 5:32 AM<br /><br />LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Opening statements will begin Monday in Katherine Jackson’s wrongful death lawsuit against AEG.<br /><br />Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Yvette Palazuelos will issue her final pretrial rulings at 10 a.m. before opening statements begin.<br /><br />Katherine Jackson, 82, claims concert promoter, AEG Live, is responsible for the death of her son, Michael Jackson, in 2009.<br /><br />The pop singer’s mother claims the entertainment giant hired and retained Dr. Conrad Murray. Murray was sentenced to four years in jail for the 2011 conviction of involuntary manslaughter for giving Michael Jackson a fatal dose of Propofol while he was preparing for his “This Is It” comeback tour.<br />“Katherine Jackson’s main argument is that if AEG had taken better care of her son, he wouldn’t be dead,” CBS Legal Analyst Steve Meister said. “AEG is going to say that Michael Jackson and [Dr.] Conrad Murray had a close relationship that of drug seeker and drug provider which was more powerful than AEG could ever do anything about.”<br /><br />The singer’s three children — Michael Jr., Paris-Michael Katherine and Prince Michael — are also named as plaintiffs.<br /><br />Some of the stars listed on the witness list include Quincy Jones, Diana Ross, Lou Ferrigno and Spike Lee. Both of Jackson’s ex-wives, Lisa Marie Presley and Debbie Rowe, are also listed as potential witnesses.<br /><br />A jury of six men and six women has been selected to decide the case.<br />The trial is expected to last as long as three months. <br /><br />[size=14pt]KCAL9 Legal Analyst Previews Jackson Vs. AEG Trial[/size]<br />April 28, 2013 10:41 PM<br /><br />LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com)—The Jackson family seeks billions from mega promoter AEG. The entertainment/sports conglomerate isn’t sitting idly by.<br /><br />KCAL9′s Adrianna Weingold discussed the case — opening arguments begin Monday morning — with CBS2/KCAL9 Legal Analyst Steve Meister for a breakdown of both sides.<br /><br />Is AEG responsible for the King of Pop’s death? It’s a question a jury will try to answer in the latest civil case stemming from Michael Jackson’s death.<br />Meister says, “Katherine Jackson’s main argument is that if AEG had taken better care of her son, he wouldn’t be dead. And AEG is going to say that Michael Jackson and [Dr.] Conrad Murray had a close relationship that of drug seeker and drug provider which was more powerful than AEG could ever do anything about.”<br /><br />Katherine Jackson is seeking what could amount to billions of dollars from AEG . She claims AEG paid the bills for Dr. Murray and therefore should pay for her son’s death.<br /><br />“Michael Jackson is a grown man and he was under the care of a doctor who he insisted care for him. Now AEG ultimately had knowledge of that relationship and acquiesced in it but it pre-existed Michael Jackson’s relationship with AEG,” maintains Meister.<br /><br />But attorney Meister says he doesn’t think Katherine Jackson will ultimately walk away with anything. “If every performer under contract with AEG had a personal physician at the time, think about it, everybody, did AEG have a requirement to know what was happening between the doctor and patient in every one of those relationships? No. So why [would they have with] Michael Jackson? <br /><br /><br />Blessings!<br />OnTheWingsOfLove!<br />
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