Michael Jackson AEG trial: Jury, alternate jurors selected (2 stories)
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Michael Jackson AEG trial: Jury, alternate jurors selected (2 stories)
by Admin Tue Apr 23, 2013 11:51 pm
Michael Jackson AEG trial: Jury, alternate jurors selected
April 23, 2013
LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Alternate jurors have been selected in the wrongful death lawsuit Michael Jackson's mother filed against concert promoter AEG.
After 13 days of jury selection, six men and six women were selected from a pool of more than 100 candidates. The jurors include a personal banker, a nurse, a software engineer and a teacher.
"We like the jury. It's a good, diverse jury," said Brian Panish, attorney for the Jackson family.
On Tuesday, four men and two women were picked to be alternates.
Katherine Jackson is suing AEG, claiming it was negligent in hiring Dr. Conrad Murray, who was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in 2011 in connection to the singer's death. Attorneys have pegged the potential damages at $40 billion, but jurors will have to determine any amount the family might receive.
AEG denied any wrongdoing. Neither AEG nor Jackson had signed Murray's contract before the singer died.
The trial is expected to last about three months. Many potential jurors were eliminated because of the projected length of the trial.
Some evidence excluded from Murray's trial, including Jackson's financial and medical records, could be used in the civil case, possibly offering new insight into the singer's life before his death on June 25, 2009, at the age of 50.
Opening statements are scheduled to begin on Monday.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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April 23, 2013
LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Alternate jurors have been selected in the wrongful death lawsuit Michael Jackson's mother filed against concert promoter AEG.
After 13 days of jury selection, six men and six women were selected from a pool of more than 100 candidates. The jurors include a personal banker, a nurse, a software engineer and a teacher.
"We like the jury. It's a good, diverse jury," said Brian Panish, attorney for the Jackson family.
On Tuesday, four men and two women were picked to be alternates.
Katherine Jackson is suing AEG, claiming it was negligent in hiring Dr. Conrad Murray, who was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in 2011 in connection to the singer's death. Attorneys have pegged the potential damages at $40 billion, but jurors will have to determine any amount the family might receive.
AEG denied any wrongdoing. Neither AEG nor Jackson had signed Murray's contract before the singer died.
The trial is expected to last about three months. Many potential jurors were eliminated because of the projected length of the trial.
Some evidence excluded from Murray's trial, including Jackson's financial and medical records, could be used in the civil case, possibly offering new insight into the singer's life before his death on June 25, 2009, at the age of 50.
Opening statements are scheduled to begin on Monday.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Jury is seated in Jackson wrongful death case by Linda Deutsch AP
by Admin Tue Apr 23, 2013 11:56 pm
Jury is seated in Jackson wrongful death case
By LINDA DEUTSCH, Associated Press
April 23, 2013
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A jury of six men and six women was accepted by both sides on Monday for the trial of a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the mother of Michael Jackson against AEG concert promoters.
Lawyers immediately began questioning prospects to sit as alternate jurors.
The jury was seated a week after a pool of more than 100 candidates was assembled. Many prospects were eliminated because they said serving on a three-month trial would be a hardship.
Others were excused for cause when they said they had a bias against Jackson or disapproved of big-figure lawsuits. Others were rejected because they had business ties to AEG or the Jackson family.
Jackson's mother, Katherine Jackson, filed the case on behalf of herself and her son's three children. Their attorneys have pegged the potential damages at $40 billion, but jurors will have to determine any amount the family might receive.
The lawsuit claims AEG, the company that promoted the ill-fated "This is It" concert, hired Dr. Conrad Murray as Jackson's physician without checking his credentials. Murray was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the death of the superstar from an overdose of the anesthetic propofol.
Coincidentally, his lawyer filed an appeal on Monday of his criminal conviction.
The jury was selected ahead of time estimates. Lawyers were aided by a long questionnaire filled out by jury prospects that sought their views on Jackson and his famous family along with his life and death, and their feelings about multimillion dollar jury verdicts.
The civil case will focus on the pop singer's possible role in his own demise. Witnesses will also testify about his troubled finances and whether AEG wielded too much influence over a cash-strapped Murray by offering him $150,000 a month for his job as Jackson's doctor during the concert tour.
Neither AEG nor Jackson had signed Murray's contract before the singer died.
Some evidence excluded from Murray's trial, including Jackson's financial and medical records, could be used in the civil case, possibly offering new insight into the singer's life before his death on June 25, 2009, at the age of 50.
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By LINDA DEUTSCH, Associated Press
April 23, 2013
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A jury of six men and six women was accepted by both sides on Monday for the trial of a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the mother of Michael Jackson against AEG concert promoters.
Lawyers immediately began questioning prospects to sit as alternate jurors.
The jury was seated a week after a pool of more than 100 candidates was assembled. Many prospects were eliminated because they said serving on a three-month trial would be a hardship.
Others were excused for cause when they said they had a bias against Jackson or disapproved of big-figure lawsuits. Others were rejected because they had business ties to AEG or the Jackson family.
Jackson's mother, Katherine Jackson, filed the case on behalf of herself and her son's three children. Their attorneys have pegged the potential damages at $40 billion, but jurors will have to determine any amount the family might receive.
The lawsuit claims AEG, the company that promoted the ill-fated "This is It" concert, hired Dr. Conrad Murray as Jackson's physician without checking his credentials. Murray was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the death of the superstar from an overdose of the anesthetic propofol.
Coincidentally, his lawyer filed an appeal on Monday of his criminal conviction.
The jury was selected ahead of time estimates. Lawyers were aided by a long questionnaire filled out by jury prospects that sought their views on Jackson and his famous family along with his life and death, and their feelings about multimillion dollar jury verdicts.
The civil case will focus on the pop singer's possible role in his own demise. Witnesses will also testify about his troubled finances and whether AEG wielded too much influence over a cash-strapped Murray by offering him $150,000 a month for his job as Jackson's doctor during the concert tour.
Neither AEG nor Jackson had signed Murray's contract before the singer died.
Some evidence excluded from Murray's trial, including Jackson's financial and medical records, could be used in the civil case, possibly offering new insight into the singer's life before his death on June 25, 2009, at the age of 50.
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