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PLEASE NOTE: Due to the fact that MJ's Love Is Magical's website was not launched until the end of July 2012, I (the founder) have compiled most of the news stories pertaining to this civil case The Jackson Family v. AEG in chronological order. This post is specifically news, whereas there will be additional legal documents posted to support all of the happenings for the duration of this case. There are other threads in this particular forum which are also related to the case-see the threads posted prior to this date (2/9/13) to augment this information. Also for 2013 news articles please see the other sticky thread "Jackson Family v. AEG Legal Proceedings Begin February 13, 2013" in this forum. That is the thread where I will continue to post news articles for 2013.

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Jackson Family Granted Permission to Sue AEG Live

Michael Jackson's mother can pursue wrongful death lawsuit against the concert promoter

By Matthew Perpetua

February 3, 2011

Michael Jackson's mother has been given permission to proceed in her wrongful death lawsuit against concert promoter AEG Live. She claims AEG is responsible for the decisions of Dr. Conrad Murray that resulted in the death of her son, because Jackson was rehearsing for a series of concerts in London that were to be promoted by AEG just before he died in 2009.

Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Yvette Palazuelos denied AEG's attempt to dismiss Katherine Jackson's case in court yesterday, though it was decided that her lawyers would need to show evidence of fraud, negligence and conspiracy to move forward. Palazuelos said that she had doubts about Jackson's conspiracy charges, noting that AEG's desire to have the singer show up for his rehearsals was not inherently wrong or illegal.


Katherine Jackson's civil case, which was filed in September along with the King of Pop's three children as co-plaintiffs, will have its next hearing on March 22, just days before Dr. Murray stands trial for involuntary manslaughter.

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Michael Jackson's mom won't pursue conspiracy, distress allegations against concert promoter

By The Associated Press | The Canadian Press

LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Attorneys for Michael Jackson's mother have told a judge they will not pursue a civil conspiracy claim in a wrongful death lawsuit against the organizers of the pop singer's planned series of comeback concerts.

A judge previously ruled that Katherine Jackson could not pursue conspiracy and infliction of emotional distress claims against AEG Live without more information.

Attorneys for Katherine Jackson indicated their intentions in a brief filed Wednesday in Los Angeles. The judge rejected AEG's request to dismiss the lawsuit.

Katherine Jackson sued AEG Live in September, claiming the concert giant failed to properly supervise the doctor who later pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter in her son's death and pushed him through a grueling rehearsal schedule.

AEG has denied any wrongdoing.

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Michael Jackson's father can move forward with wrongful death suit against son's doctor Daily News Wire Services

3/22/2011

LOS ANGELES - A judge says in a tentative ruling that Joe Jackson can move forward with his wrongful death suit against cardiologist Dr. Conrad Murray over the death of his late pop star son, Michael Jackson.
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Michael Johnson issued his preliminary ruling Monday, rejecting defense efforts to have the case dismissed. Johnson is scheduled to hear arguments Wednesday before making a final ruling.

"To the extent the matter is intended to be a motion to dismiss, it is denied," Johnson wrote in his one-page tentative decision.

The ruling also criticizes the format through which the defense documents were drawn up, calling it "distracting and confusing" and adding the admonition, "Do not use this method in the future."

The lawsuit filed Nov. 30 seeks unspecified damages against Murray, who has pleaded not guilty in a separate criminal case in which he has been charged with involuntary manslaughter in the June 2009 death of the legendary singer.

In the suit, Joe Jackson names Las Vegas' Applied Pharmacy services, which court records show sold Murray propofol in the weeks before his son's death at age 50 that was attributed to acute propofol intoxication.

The pharmacy is alleged to have sold Murray excessive amounts of propofol, a drug typically used in a clinical setting during surgery.

Joe Jackson initially filed a wrongful death claim against Murray in U. S. District Court last June 25. However, a judge declined to hear the case
and said it should be brought in Superior Court.
The complaint alleges Murray was negligent in administering propofol to Jackson and that he did not tell paramedics that he gave the singer the drug.

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Judge Wants More Information From Joe Jackson's Lawyers For Wrongful Death Suit

March 23, 2011

A judge said today he wants more information from attorneys before deciding whether Joe Jackson can move forward with his wrongful death suit against cardiologist Conrad Murray over the death of his late pop star son, Michael Jackson.

Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Michael Johnson issued a tentative decision Monday rejecting defense efforts to have the case dismissed.

After hearing arguments today, Johnson said he wants more information on whether the
current case was filed on time.

The lawsuit filed Nov. 30 seeks unspecified damages against Murray, who has pleaded not guilty in a separate criminal case in which he has been charged with involuntary manslaughter in the June 2009 death of the legendary singer.

In the suit, Joe Jackson names Las Vegas' Applied Pharmacy services, which court records show sold Murray propofol in the weeks before his son's death at age 50 that was attributed to acute propofol intoxication.

The pharmacy is alleged to have sold Murray excessive amounts of propofol, a drug typically used in a clinical setting during surgery.

Joe Jackson initially filed a wrongful death claim against Murray in U.S. District Court last June 25. However, a judge declined to hear the case and said it should be brought in Superior Court. Johnson said he wants briefing on whether the case was refiled in Superior Court within the statute of limitations.

The complaint alleges Murray was negligent in administering propofol to Jackson and that he did not tell paramedics that he gave the singer the drug.

Joe Jackson's attorney, Brian Oxman, said he is considering adding additional defendants to the case.

He also told Johnson the suit may eventually be linked with a negligence case filed against AEG Live, the promoters of Michael Jackson's planned 2009 tour, by the singer's mother, Katherine Jackson.

If the two cases are linked, they would both be heard by Judge Yvette Palazuelos because Katherine Jackson's case is the oldest and it is currently assigned to that bench officer.

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Judge Tentatives Rules Joe Jackson Can Move Forward With Murray Negligence Claim (CNS)

April 13, 2011

A judge tentatively ruled today that singer Michael Jackson's father can move forward with a negligence claim against a Las Vegas pharmacy concerning the death of his son.

Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Michael Johnson -- who will hear arguments from attorneys tomorrow before issuing a final ruling -- says the details in the suit filed Nov. 30 establish a basic case for negligence against Applied Pharmacy Services.

Joe Jackson's suit alleges company officials shipped propofol to the entertainer's physician, Dr. Conrad Murray, at a residential address in Santa Monica even though they should have known the amounts were excessive and not going to be used for legitimate medical purposes.

Federal regulations prohibit pharmacies from shipping certain drugs like propofol, typically used in a clinical setting during surgery, to a location not registered with the Drug Enforcement Administration.

The entertainer died June 25, 2009, at age 50 of acute propofol intoxication.

Lawyers for the pharmacy maintain the company had no obligation to warn the singer of the drug's effects and that Murray's alleged actions caused his death.

The 82-year-old Jackson family patriarch also sued Murray in the same lawsuit, alleging wrongful death.

The physician's lawyers maintain he waited too long to file the case, but Johnson has asked for more information before ruling on a motion to dismiss the part of the case against Murray.

Murray has pleaded not guilty in a separate criminal case in which he is charged with involuntary manslaughter in the singer's death.

Jury selection in his trial is under way in downtown Los Angeles.

Joe Jackson initially filed a wrongful death claim against Murray in U.S. District Court last June 25. However, a federal judge declined to hear the case and said it should be brought in Superior Court.

The complaint alleges Murray was negligent in administering propofol to Jackson and that he did not tell paramedics that he gave the singer the drug.

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Judge Mulls Consolidation of MJ Civil Suits

April 27, 2011

A judge considering Katherine Jackson's negligence lawsuit against AEG Live today said that she wants more time to decide if it should be consolidated with one filed by the late King of Pop's father.

Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Yvette Palazuelos said she would study the issue. Katherine Jackson's estranged husband, Joe, is suing Dr. Conrad Murray, alleging wrongful death in Michael Jackson's June 25, 2009, death due to complications from an overdose of propofol.


"Maybe it will stay here,' the judge said, "maybe it won't.'


Palazuelos said she wants to talk to presiding Judge Carolyn Kuhl before making a final decision.

Lawyers for Katherine Jackson and AEG Live say they do not want the case linked in any way with a Joe Jackson's case against Murray. Murray is charged with involuntary manslaughter in the singer's death.

Joe Jackson's case -- now before Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Michael Johnson -- alleges Murray was negligent in administering propofol to Jackson and that he did not tell paramedics that he gave the singer the drug. Johnson this week denied a motion by Murray's attorneys to dismiss the case on grounds it was not filed on time.

The Jackson family patriarch's lawyer, Brian Oxman, filed a "notice of related cases' with Palazuelos. Oxman said he is agreeable to either Palazuelos or Johnson hearing the case.

Katherine Jackson's suit alleges AEG Live is responsible for the medical decisions made by Murray, who has pleaded not guilty to the involuntary manslaughter charge.

Because Katherine Jackson's is the older of the two lawsuits, Superior Court rules say Palazuelos is the one who makes the decision whether to have both of them before her.

Lawyers for AEG Live say the cases have nothing to do with each other.


"Whereas the vast majority of the factual allegations in Joseph Jackson's complaint concern the day of Michael Jackson's death and subsequent events, the allegations in Katherine Jackson's complaint almost entirely concern events prior to Michael Jackson's death,' the AEG Live court papers state.

Katherine Jackson's lawyers concur, saying in their court papers that her case has "the distinct factual and legal issues of AEG's direct negligence and whether or not it employed Dr. Conrad Murray.'

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Katherine Jackson To Manage Wrongful Death Case Filed By Her Husband Joe

May 3, 2011

A judge presiding over Katherine Jackson's negligence lawsuit against AEG Live said today she will also manage a case filed by the late King of Pop's father.

Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Yvette Palazuelos's ruling on Monday does not consolidate the cases into one, but does mean that Joe Jackson's case will no longer be heard by a separate judge.

Joe Jackson is suing Dr. Conrad Murray, alleging wrongful death in Michael Jackson's June 25, 2009, death due to complications from an overdose of propofol.

Katherine Jackson's suit alleges AEG Live is responsible for the medical decisions made by Murray.

Lawyers for Katherine Jackson and AEG Live said they preferred not having the case linked with the other lawsuit.

Joe Jackson's case -- which until now was before Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Michael Johnson -- alleges Murray was negligent in administering propofol to Jackson and that he did not tell paramedics that he gave the singer the drug.

Murray is also criminally charged with involuntary manslaughter in the singer's death and his trial was delayed this week from May 9 until September.

The issue of whether the Jackson lawsuits should be assigned to one judge came about when the Jackson family patriarch's lawyer, Brian Oxman, filed a "notice of related cases" with Palazuelos.

Oxman said he was agreeable to either Palazuelos or Johnson hearing the case.

Because Katherine Jackson's is the older of the two lawsuits, Superior Court rules stated that Palazuelos should make the decision whether to have both of them before her.

Palazuelos heard arguments last Wednesday and took the matter under submission.

Lawyers for AEG Live said the cases have nothing to do with each other.

"Whereas the vast majority of the factual allegations in Joseph Jackson's complaint concern the day of Michael Jackson's death and subsequent events, the allegations in Katherine Jackson's complaint almost entirely concern events prior to Michael Jackson's death," the AEG Live court papers stated.

Katherine Jackson's lawyers concurred, saying in their court papers that her case has "the distinct factual and legal issues of AEG's direct negligence and whether or not it employed Dr. Conrad Murray."

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AEG’s Jackson death lawsuit schedule for September 2012

June 2nd, 2011

One of the civil cases relating to the death of Michael Jackson will not be heard in court until September 2012, the judge overseeing the case decided yesterday. By that time the much delayed criminal case against Doc Conrad Murray should have reached its conclusion, which could have an impact on this civil suit.

As previously reported, the late king of pop’s mother Katherine Jackson is suing live music giant AEG Live – promoters of the fated Michael Jackson ‘This Is It’ residency at the O2 dome in London – because they paid the fees of Murray, the medic accused of causing the singer’s death by negligently administering the drug propofol.

Mrs Jackson says that as Murray was hired by AEG to be Jackson’s personal medic while he worked on ‘This Is It’ they should be held responsible for his death. There were also allegations that Murray had been told by AEG bosses to do “whatever it takes” to ensure Jackson was able to attend rehearsals for his London show, the implication being that meant pump him full of medication if necessary.

Murray, of course, denies responsibility for Jackson’s demise, and there are reports his legal reps will claim either Jackson himself, or a mysterious third party, actually injected the shot of propofol that caused the singer’s death. Katherine Jackson’s lawyer Kevin Boyle yesterday admitted the outcome of the criminal trial, now due to take place this September, will have an impact on the civil case.

In particular, if Murray is found liable for Jackson’s demise, then Mrs Jackson’s case will centre not on what caused his client’s son’s death, but on the relationship between AEG and the doctor, specifically whether the medic was an employee of the live music firm. Boyle added that if their case did follow a Murray conviction, then any court hearing in the civil case would be much shorter.

That said, AEG Live’s attorney Marvin Putnam played down the significance of the criminal trial on this civil case. While, obviously, an acquittal of Murray would be helpful to AEG, Putnam would argue that the company’s legal arguments in the civil proceedings – that Murray was chosen by and reported to Michael Jackson directly, that AEG just picked up the bills, and therefore wasn’t responsible for his actions – are strong whatever happens in the Conrad Murray trial this Autumn.

The same LA judge is also overseeing the other civil case relating to the death of Michael Jackson. His father Joe is suing Murray directly, of course.

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Connecticut Attorney to Represent Michael Jackson's Family - Koskoff, Koskoff & Bieder /24-7PressRelease/

December 08, 2011

Michael Koskoff, a partner in the Connecticut-based law firm Koskoff, Koskoff & Bieder, has joined the legal team bringing a wrongful death case civil suit for the family of Michael Jackson. The suit is against entertainment giant Anschutz Entertainment Group and its concert promotion subsidiary, AEG Live, for the death of the pop icon.

Koskoff joins a Los Angeles law-firm, Panish, Shea & Boyle, in representing members of Jackson's family, including his children Michael Joseph Jackson Jr., Paris-Michael Katherine Jackson, and Prince, as well as their legal guardian, grandmother Katherine Jackson (Michael's mother). Jackson's father, Joseph, is not represented in the suit.

AEG, a corporation that produces and promotes live entertainment, owns and operates concert venues, clubs, theaters, arenas and stadiums, including the Staples Center in Los Angeles where Michael Jackson had been rehearsing for his worldwide concert tour, "This Is It."

Rehearsals for Jackson's long-awaited comeback tour had begun in April of 2009. The legendary singer went into cardiac arrest and died on June 25, 2009.

The suit alleges that AEG had arranged to retain Dr. Conrad Murray, a cardiologist, to serve as Jackson's personal, on-call physician. Murray, 58, was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in connection with Jackson's death from a drug overdose. Prosecutors in the criminal case argued that Murray behaved recklessly by using a surgical anesthetic to treat the 50-year-old singer's insomnia and was therefore criminally negligent in the performer's death.

Murray acknowledged giving Jackson Propofol as a sleep aid, but denied any wrongdoing. The powerful anesthetic is normally administered only in hospital settings.

The Los Angeles County coroner blamed Jackson's death on Propofol intoxication and ruled it a homicide.
More than two years after Jackson died, Murray was sentenced to four years in county jail and was required to pay nominal fines as well.

The civil lawsuit filed by Katherine Jackson accuses AEG of negligence in retaining Murray and forcing Jackson to agree to be under his care or to risk having the tour canceled. The suit also alleges that AEG participated in allowing Murray to act without adhering to proper medical standards.

Koskoff, Koskoff & Bieder, nationally known for personal injury, medical malpractice, product liability, and class actions, concentrates its practice in handling cases for people who suffer serious personal injury or economic harm. Attorneys from KK&B have been responsible for important changes in the conduct of corporate and government defendants. The firm has offices in Bridgeport, Danbury, New Haven, and Stamford.

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JOE JACKSON Wrongful Death Lawsuit Tossed Out of Court

Joe Jackson screwed up by filing a Michael Jackson wrongful death lawsuit against AEG and Dr. Conrad Murray ... a judge has just ruled.

Joe filed his wrongful death lawsuit AFTER Katherine Jackson filed hers -- on her own behalf and on behalf of the kids.

It's unclear why Joe didn't try to join in Katherine's suit rather than filing a separate one on his own. It's possible Katherine didn't want him.

Whatever the reason, the judge said you can't have 2 suits that allege the exact same thing, and since Katherine filed first Joe loses.

Joe could now try to horn in on Katherine's legal action -- if she'll let him.

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AEG dropped from negligence lawsuit filed by Michael Jackson's father By Bill Hetherman City News Service

2/21/2012

LOS ANGELES - The promoters of what was to be Michael Jackson's 2009 comeback tour won a round in court today when a judge granted a motion to dismiss the company from a lawsuit filed by the singer's father.

"This was a major victory," AEG Live attorney Marvin Putnam said of Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Yvette Palazuelos' ruling.

The decision leaves Jackson's former physician, Dr. Conrad Murray, and Applied Pharmacy Services in Las Vegas as the remaining defendants.

Joe Jackson's attorney, Maureen Jaroscak, downplayed the significance of the ruling, saying it was only a temporary setback. She said her client is a "nominal party" in a separate case filed against AEG Live by his wife, Katherine Jackson, but that he was never served with it. Jaroscak said Joe Jackson could now file an answer to his wife's complaint and become a party to the case.

Joe Jackson alleged AEG Live was negligent in hiring Murray. He also alleges Applied Pharmacy Services sold Murray propofol the month before the singer's June 25, 2009, death at age 50.

Lawyers for AEG have denied any wrongdoing by their client, which organized the sold-out London concert tour for which the entertainer was preparing in Los Angeles when he died.

Murray was convicted Nov. 7 of involuntary manslaughter in Jackson's death and sentenced to four years in prison.

Attorneys for AEG Live questioned in court papers whether 83-year-old Joe Jackson is a lawful heir to the King of Pop under the state's wrongful death statute, noting that Joe Jackson said in interviews that his son never supported him financially.
The singer was frank about his relationship with his father, the AEG Live court papers stated.

"At the time Michael Jackson died, (his father) was estranged from his son, who repeatedly and publicly accused him of physical and other abuse," according to the AEG Live court papers.

But the lawyers said that, even if Joe Jackson could show he was an heir, he should have included his claims within the negligence case against AEG Live brought in September 2010 by Katherine Jackson two months before he filed his own case.

"The law is well-established that all plaintiffs must join together in a single wrongful death action against any given defendant," the AEG Live court papers stated. "AEG Live will not speculate as to why (Joe Jackson) was not joined in, and did not seek to join, Mrs. Jackson's lawsuit."

Joe Jackson could still try and become a party to his wife's case, the AEG Live court papers stated. If he can prove that Katherine Jackson's lawyers improperly left him out of her case, he can ask for damages against her, according to the AEG Live court papers.

In her nine-page ruling, Palazuelos agreed with Putnam that there should be only one wrongful death action and not two.

"Allowing Joseph Jackson to continue with his subsequent suit against AEG Live, alleging the same wrongful death claims as the related case, would contravene the purpose of the one-action rule," Palazuelos wrote. "Indeed, plaintiff's interpretation of the one-action rule would allow the heirs of a decedent to file as many suits as there are heirs."

The judge reiterated her position during the hearing.

"I don't think there's any way around this," she said. "You can't maintain a concurrent action."

Palazuelos scheduled trial of Joseph Jackson's suit for Jan. 28 next year. Palazuelos also is managing Katherine Jackson's case, which is set for trial Sept. 10.

Katherine Jackson alleges in her suit that AEG Live is responsible for medical decisions made by Murray.

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Joe Jackson's wrongful death lawsuit thrown out of court
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February 22, 2012

A lawsuit filed recently by Joe Jackson has been tossed out of court after it clashed with one previously registered by his wife, Katherine Jackson.

Joe filed a wrongful death lawsuit aimed at concert promoters AEG, but according to Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Yvette Palazuelos he should have just joined the separate suit put in place by Katherine because the law does not favour multiple suits by individual heirs.

Palazuelos explained in an official statement: "Allowing Joseph Jackson to continue with his subsequent suit against AEG Live, alleging the same wrongful death claims as the related case, would contravene the purpose of the one-action rule."

AEG also added that Joe Jackson is not technically an heir to his son Michael's fortune because he is not named in the King of Pop's will, and "at the time Michael Jackson died, (his father) was estranged from his son, who repeatedly and publicly accused him of physical and other abuse."

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Judge dismisses concert promoter AEG Live from lawsuit filed by Michael Jackson’s father By Associated Press

February 22 2012

LOS ANGELES — A judge granted a motion Tuesday to dismiss concert promoter AEG Live from a wrongful-death lawsuit filed by Michael Jackson’s father.

City News Service said Superior Court Judge Yvette Palazuelos agreed with AEG attorneys who said Joe Jackson should have joined a separate suit filed by his wife, Katherine. The judge said the law does not favor multiple suits by individual heirs.

She said that to allow Joe Jackson’s suit against AEG Live to go forward would “allow the heirs of a decedent to file as many suits as there are heirs.”

“Allowing Joseph Jackson to continue with his subsequent suit against AEG Live, alleging the same wrongful death claims as the related case, would contravene the purpose of the one-action rule,” she said.

AEG also argued that Joe Jackson is not a legitimate heir to his son’s fortune. The father was not mentioned in the King of Pop’s will.

“At the time Michael Jackson died, (his father) was estranged from his son, who repeatedly and publicly accused him of physical and other abuse,” the AEG Live court papers said.

The decision leaves Dr. Conrad Murray and Applied Pharmacy Services of Las Vegas as the only defendants in Joe Jackson’s suit. Murray is in jail after having been convicted of involuntary manslaughter in Michael Jackson’s death. He says he is broke.

Katherine Jackson alleges in her suit that AEG Live is responsible for medical decisions made by Murray.

AEG Live attorney Marvin Putnam called the ruling a major victory for the entertainment giant. Joe Jackson’s lawyer Maureen Jaroscak called it a temporary setback and suggested that the 83-year-old Jackson might now try to become a party to his wife’s lawsuit.

Michael Jackson died in June 2009 from an overdose of the anesthetic propofol, which Murray was administering to him as a sleep medication.

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Confusion in Michael Jackson Wrongful Death Case
By:Lawyers.com

2/28/2012

A wrongful death suit filed by Michael Jackson’s father against the late singer’s doctor has been thrown out of court– but the family need not fret, because a suit previously filed by Jackson’s mother is still ongoing.

Famous singer killed by doctor’s misuse of anesthetic medicine
Family could be eligible for millions to replace Jackson’s lost earnings
Wrongful death suits require skillful litigating in highly emotional cases
Death of an Icon

Joe Jackson filed suit against Dr. Conrad Murray in August 2010, after his son, famous pop star Michael Jackson, passed away on an overdose of a prescription anesthetic in the summer of 2009. Murray administered unusually large and frequent doses of the drug Propofol to the singer as a treatment for chronic insomnia, in what a judge described as “medicine madness.” Propofol has never been approved as a sleeping aid.

In November, Murray was sentenced to four years behind bars for involuntary manslaughter. With the criminal conviction on the books, it looked like Joe Jackson might have a slam-dunk in his wrongful death case. However, there was one small problem. “Joe Jackson filed his case several months after Michael’s mother had already filed her case,” explains personal injury attorney Jon “Mitch” Jackson from California firm Jackson and Wilson. “In these instances, the first legitimate claim that is filed in time will normally control the litigation.”

Who Can File?
The Michael Jackson case is unusual in that his parents have the ability to sue at all. “While in most cases the existence of children would prevent surviving parents from also asserting a wrongful death claim, there is an exception allowing for a financially dependent parents to sometimes bring claims,” Jackson (no relation to the singer) says. “While each state is different, in California, Mr. Jackson’s surviving children may bring a wrongful death claim. If he was married at the time of his death, his surviving spouse would also be able to bring a claim. In California, a registered domestic partner may also assert a wrongful death case.”

Murray’s conviction will likely aid the family’s pursuit of a lawsuit. “As in the OJ Simpson case, many people charged with the crime of murder are also sued in the civil courts for wrongful death,” the lawyer says. “And it should be remembered that the very high burden of proof in a criminal murder case (beyond a reasonable doubt) is considerably lower than a ‘a preponderance of the evidence’ in a civil case. In these cases it is important to work with the District Attorney’s Office to coordinate their prosecution of the crime with our handling of the civil wrongful death case.”

How To Take Action
While Michael Jackson’s situation is unique because of his fame and popularity, wrongful death is hardly a rare phenomenon. “The fact of the matter is that about every five minutes in the United States, there is a wrongful death,” Mitch Jackson says. “This equates to more than 100,000 children, teenagers and adults sustaining untimely deaths each and every year. And here’s the disturbing part- especially because I’m the proud father of a teenage driver- a majority of the traffic related wrongful deaths involve teenage drivers between the ages of 16 and 21.”

What fits the criteria for wrongful death? “Generally speaking, the death must have been caused, in whole or in part, by the defendant’s conduct,” says Jackson. “It must be shown that the defendant was negligent or acted with intentional, willful, wanton or reckless conduct.” People in the unfortunate situation of needing to file a suit over the loss of a loved one should seek out an
experienced attorney to make sure they are fully compensated. “There’s an art to properly handling, litigating and trying a wrongful death case,” Jackson says. “Explaining and obtaining monetary damages from a jury requires the ability to relate your clients’ harm and loss in a meaningful and understanding way. The ability of the surviving family members to meet their financial burdens and gain some level of emotional closure is many times dependent on the amount of the verdict you get for your clients.”

Before his untimely death as he was preparing for a comeback tour, Jackson reached a level of worldwide fame and popularity seldom if ever rivaled,with some 13 Billboard U.S. number-one hits and 28 singles in the top ten in a career spanning four decades.
His top album, 1982′s Thriller, sold an estimated 110 million copies around the globe and spent 80 consecutive weeks on the Billboard Top 10 list. His lifetime earnings are estimated to be around $500 million, and rights to his music catalog could be
worth billions. Fame and fortune took their toll, however, as Jackson labored in later years through accusations of child molestation, numerous plastic surgeries, increasingly bizarre behavior and a reliance on pills and medication that ultimately led to his death at age 50.

Jackson’s massive earning potential might indicate that his family is in for a big payoff. However, regardless of the suit’s outcome, the Jacksons may have trouble collecting- Murray was reportedly deeply in debt when he started working for Jackson, and killed his famous patient before he ever got paid.

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Judge orders Michael Jackson's mother to answer more questions in lawsuit against AEG

By Wave Wire Services

April 24, 2012

Attorneys for AEG Live won a round in court Tuesday when a judge ordered Michael Jackson's mother and his three children to answer more questions about their lawsuit accusing the entertainment conglomerate of negligently hiring Dr. Conrad Murray to care for the late King of Pop.

Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Yvette Palazuelos also said AEG Live can continue taking Katherine Jackson's deposition, which began last week but is still incomplete.

Jackson was set to perform a string of 50 shows in London for AEG Live, but he died June 25, 2009 of acute propofol intoxication in Los Angeles while rehearsing for the concert series.

The negligence suit was filed in September 2010 by Katherine Jackson on behalf of herself and her son's three children, Michael Jr., Paris-Michael Katherine and Prince Michael, alleging the company was negligent in hiring Murray.

The complaint also alleges AEG Live is responsible for the medical decisions made by Murray, who was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in Jackson's death and was sentenced Tuesday to four years in prison.

AEG Live attorney Marvin Putnam said he was pleased with the ruling, because the judge ordered everything the defense wanted except for monetary sanctions covering the cost of bringing the motion. He said Katherine Jackson's lawyers cannot make "heinous'' allegations in a lawsuit, then refuse to show proof.

Putnam has called the lawsuit a "shakedown'' of AEG Live.

However, plaintiffs' attorney Kevin Boyle said the AEG Live motion was "typical defense gamesmanship.''

During the hearing, Boyle claimed some of the questions AEG Live posed to Jackson's children were highly personal, including whether they had anything in their diary indicating their father "was going to kill himself.''

AEG Live lawyers maintain the firm was not Murray's employer. They say Katherine Jackson has not provided all the information she has to show that AEG hired Murray to be her late son's exclusive doctor as he prepared for the tour.

But Boyle said his side provided an extensive response, including statements from two AEG Live executives that Murray was given the job as the singer's physician.

Attorney Jessica Stebbins, also representing AEG Live, said many of the responses the plaintiffs provided only arrived in her office Monday. Boyle replied that some of the answers took significant time to obtain, but he declined to elaborate, citing attorney-client privilege.

Boyle said he also may move later to amend the complaint further and to ask Palazuelos to appoint a third-party "discovery referee.'' The referee, typically a retired judge, would sort out the materials exchanged between boh sides and make recommendations to the judge.

Stebbins said she was not sure a discovery referee is necessary, but would agree to have one if both sides concur on the person serving the role. She also said she may ask Palazuelos to postpone the trial date, now set for Sept. 10, because of the delays in getting the information needed in preparing AEG Live's defense.

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Jacksons told to give AEG more information in ongoing lawsuit

April 25th, 2012

An LA judge has told the mother and children of Michael Jackson that they still need to provide more information relating to their legal claim against AEG Live, which they are suing for hiring Conrad Murray as the late king of pop’s personal physician. Murray, of course, was found guilty of causing the singer’s death in 2009 through negligence.

Lawyers for the live music giant said that the Jacksons had not provided credible evidence to back up their claim that AEG employed Murray and was therefore liable for his negligence, and that a lot of the information that had been provided arrived late.

Reps for the Jackson family countered that it had taken some time to get the live firm the information it requested, not least because some of the questions asked of the late king of pop’s children were harrowing to answer, and that they had now provided extensive responses, including statements from two AEG execs saying Murray had been given the job as Jackson’s medic.

The live company, which was behind the ‘This Is It’ O2 shows abandoned after Jackson’s premature death, argues that while it may have paid for Murray, he was selected and hired by the singer himself, and the company had no control over the medic’s actions.

After both sides presented their arguments to the court, the Jacksons’ reps were asked to provide the information AEG claimed was still lacking, and to see that Katherine Jackson’s deposition on the case – which has only been half done so far – was completed.

At the same hearing, Katherine Jackson’s lawyer said he might request a “discovery referee” be appointed on the case, who would go through evidence provided by both sides and advise the judge on its competence. One of AEG’s attorney’s, Jessica Stebbins, said she didn’t think such a referee was required, but that her client probably wouldn’t object to that move if both sides could agree on who should perform the task.

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US judge delays trial of Jackson show promoters
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16th May, 2012

LOS ANGELES: A US judge on Tuesday postponed until next year a trial of the promoters of Michael Jackson’s doomed 2009 comeback shows, accused by the star’s mother of sharing the blame for his death.

Lawyers for AEG Live won a postponement of the trial, which had been set for September, until next April, after arguing that they need more time to prepare their case.

Jackson’s mother Katherine – who claims that AEG Live pushed her son too hard to prepare for a series of 50 shows in London – had asked for the trial to be scheduled on a speeded-up priority list.

Specifically, she alleges they were negligent in letting the star be cared for by doctor Conrad Murray, who was jailed for four years last November over Jackson’s death from an overdose of powerful sedatives.

But AEG Live lawyers filed a request with Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Yvette Palazuelos last week for the trial to be delayed, saying they needed more time due to the complexity of the case.

Their legal submission also claimed that new information shows Jackson had a history of drug abuse long before the singer met Murray, hired to care for him before and during the shows at London’s O2 Arena.

On Tuesday judge Palazuelos found in their favor, putting the trial back from September 10 this year to April 2, 2013.

After the ruling, Jackson family lawyer Kevin Boyle said he could still seek a priority trial date, but suggested that the delay could actually help his clients.

“The way we keep obtaining more information, it might be beneficial,” he said.

Jackson died on June 25, 2009, from an overdose of powerful sedatives including the clinical anesthetic propofol, which Murray administered to help the singer combat chronic insomnia.

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AEG Live seeks records from Michael Jackson’s dermatologist in defense of suit By Wave Wire Services

July 5, 2012

Attorneys for AEG Live want Michael Jackson’s dermatologist to turn over medical records regarding the pop star, whose mother is suing the entertainment conglomerate alleging its officials negligently hired Dr. Conrad Murray to care for her late son.

The suit was filed in September 2010 by the Jackson family matriarch on behalf of herself and Michael Jackson’s three children, Michael Jr., Paris-Michael Katherine and Prince Michael, alleging the company was negligent in hiring Murray.

In documents filed Tuesday with Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Yvette Palazuelos, AEG Live attorneys want Dr. Arnold Klein to turn over all of Michael Jackson’s medical records dating back to January 1984, or show why any of them are privileged and therefore not subject to the company’s subpoena. A hearing is scheduled Sept. 12.

So far, Klein has only produced records from 2008-09, while another 12 pages of documents he did not turn over were received instead from the District Attorney’s Office, according to the AEG Live court papers.

AEG Live lawyers say they need the additional documents to assist them in their defense of the company and that they previously reached an agreement with Michael Jackson’s estate concerning the scope of medical records they could receive from the singer’s physicians.

Michael Jackson was set to perform a string of 50 shows in London for AEG Live, but he died June 25, 2009, of acute propofol intoxication in Los Angeles while rehearsing for the concert series.

The complaint alleges AEG Live is responsible for the medical decisions made by Murray, who was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in Michael Jackson’s death and was sentenced Nov. 29 to four years in prison.

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AEG Seeks Access To More Michael Jackson Medical Records

7/7/2012

(RTTNews) - AEG Live has requested that Dr. Arnold Klein, Michael Jackson's former dermatologist, turn over all of his records, dating back to January 1984. AEG is currently facing a lawsuit from the family of Jackson, who claim that its officials negligently hired Dr. Conrad Murray to care for him.

Conversely, the promoter claims that they are not responsible for Murray's actions because, while it may have paid his bills, he was hired by and reported to Jackson himself.

AEG has requested the records, or a legitimate reason from Klein why they should not be subject to the company's subpoena; currently, Klein has only surrendered documents from 2008 to 2009.

In his criminal case, Murray's lawyers argued Klein provided painkillers to Jackson, claiming that it was a reliance on that medication which caused the singer to ask Murray for propofol, which finally did him in.

A hearing is scheduled for September 12.

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Franklin Lakes author summoned in Jackson family lawsuit
BY CHRIS HARRIS STAFF WRITER

JULY 18, 2012

The family of late pop icon Michael Jackson has subpoenaed a Franklin Lakes author, seeking his testimony as part of their ongoing wrongful death suit against AEG Live.

In legal documents filed this week, lawyers for Jackson’s parents and three children subpoenaed Frank Cascio, who detailed his friendship with the King of Pop in a book called “My Friend Michael: An Ordinary Friendship With An Ordinary Man.”

John Perez, a Newark attorney working in concert with the Jackson’s California-based legal team, confirmed Wednesday that subpoenas were being delivered to “several witnesses” as part of the pre-trial discovery process. Perez would not discuss his involvement with the case beyond that.

Cascio has been asked to report to an Iselin-based legal office on Aug. 14, where he will answer questions about his friendship with Jackson.

The Jackson family’s suit, which was filed in California in 2010, lists entertainment conglomerate AEG Live as well as the producers of the posthumous Jackson documentary “This Is It” as defendants.

It is expected the trial will commence in early 2013.

The suit accuses AEG Live of negligently hiring Dr. Conrad Murray to care for Jackson. The suit contends AEG Live “somehow forced Mr. Jackson to receive dangerous medication from his physician,” according to court documents.

Murray was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in Jackson’s death June 25, 2009 death and was sentenced last November to four years in prison.

Jackson was set to perform a string of 50 shows in London for AEG Live, but died of acute propofol intoxication in Los Angeles while rehearsing for the concert series.

The negligence suit is by Jackson’s mother, Katherine, on behalf of herself and her son’s three children, Michael Jr., Paris-Michael Katherine and Prince Michael.

The suit alleges the company was negligent in hiring Murray to treat Michael and claims the conglomerate is also responsible for the medical decisions Murray made.

This week’s subpoena asks that Cascio also provide the Jackson family’s lawyers will any and all documents he may have related to Jackson, Dr. Murray, the “This Is It” documentary and his published book.

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AEG’s Lawyers File for Monetary, Evidentiary Sanctions Against Jackson Family by Roger Friedman

09/04/12

Exclusive: as I told you it would happen AEG Live has filed two motions in Los Angeles Superior Court against the family of Michael Jackson. The motions are a response to the leaking of emails in the Jackson family’s wrongful death suit against AEG to the Los Angeles Times. AEG wants monetary sanctions and they want to make sure everything concerning Michael Jackson’s health and other personal information is sealed.
There had been a protective order prior to this, blocking any release of information that AEG had turned over to the Jackson side during the case. Now that that’s been violated, AEG wants the court to fine the Jacksons at least $50,000 and to investigate how it happened. They also want everything sealed including testimony from Kenny Ortega, producer of the “This Is It” concerts. The court date for hearing both motions is October 24th.

In addition to monetary sanctions, AEG wants evidentiary sanctions, too. They’re asking the court to prevent the Jacksons from using the leaked emails as evidence in the future–that they’re essentially tainted. If the judge rules in AEG’s favor, the Jacksons would essentially have done themselves in.

On Sunday, September 2, 2012, the Los Angeles Times published a misleading and inaccurate article about AEG’s supposed role in Michael Jackson’s life and death. This article was based on an incomplete set of highly confidential documents leaked to the press despite the fact that a court had ordered that they not be disclosed. As such, the documents were taken horrendously out of context and were calculated to be as damaging to AEG and as misleading as possible.

This is from AEG:
“AEG believes the unequivocal evidence shows that Katherine Jackson and her attorneys leaked these documents to the press. The documents released to the press were given to Mrs. Jackson and her attorneys—and to no one else—confidentially in discovery and subject to a court order. Accordingly, AEG has today filed a motion for sanctions against Mrs. Jackson and her counsel for this unlawful leak.

AEG was asked to comment on the article and to provide documents in its defense that would tell a different and more complete story. AEG, however, was unwilling to violate the court’s order in its defense. Many of the documents and other sources that support AEG’s position had also been designated as confidential by third-party witnesses in Katherine Jackson’s lawsuit against AEG. These witnesses trusted that their materials had been provided in confidence, that their confidentiality would be respected, and that only the court could order the materials’ release. AEG could not and would not violate those witnesses’ rights by turning their documents over to the press without their permission.

Even without those documents, however, the story as written shows that Katherine Jackson’s claims against AEG are simply not true. The story acknowledges, for instance, that Dr. Conrad Murray was Michael Jackson’s long-term physician, and that it was Michael Jackson who demanded to bring him on tour. The story also acknowledges that no agreement with Dr. Murray was ever signed, and that Dr. Murray was never paid by AEG.

The story also acknowledges, albeit obliquely, that even after Michael Jackson appeared ill on June 19, 2012, both Dr. Murray and Michael Jackson himself repeatedly insisted that Michael Jackson was fine, healthy, and eager to perform the concerts. And again, as the story acknowledges and the film This Is It demonstrated, Michael Jackson backed up that claim by performing brilliantly at the next two rehearsals. AEG could not, and did not, cancel its agreement with Mr. Jackson, a respected performing artist who insisted he was ready and willing to perform, simply because he’d been ill one night.

Given all this, one might wonder why Mrs. Jackson or her counsel would choose to leak these documents. After all, their publication hurts her son’s memory and her grandchildren more than anyone else. Unfortunately, the reason plaintiffs chose this course is transparent—plaintiffs know they cannot win on the law and are losing control over the case. After months of discovery, plaintiffs now know what we have known all along – there is nothing to support their claims. Defendants did not hire Dr. Murray nor were they responsible for the death of Michael Jackson. In the meantime, we’ve all watched the press as the Jackson family has made ever-more-wild accusations against everyone involved in Michael Jackson’s life— except themselves.

We look forward to telling the full, complete and accurate account of what actually happened, when the materials that were unlawfully leaked to the press can be put in context and the full story can legally be told. Until that time, defendants will continue to abide by their ethical obligations and the orders of the court.”

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Is Promoter AEG Responsible For Michael Jackson's Death?

9/10/2012

Concert promoter AEG is on the defensive after the Los Angeles Times recently published confidential emails about AEG’s role in Michael Jackson’s final days. The New York Daily News revealed more of the emails in a second article this weekend.

Together, the emails paint a picture of AEG demanding that the concert tour go on, despite knowing the extremely fragile state Michael Jackson was in at the time

But what does it all mean, legally? Should AEG be found liable for Michael Jackson’s death?

Katherine Jackson and other family members sued AEG, blaming them for controlling and failing to supervise Dr. Conrad Murray, thereby causing Jackson’s death. AEG denies it controlled or supervised Murray at all. They say he was Jackson’s personal physician and he alone was responsible.

Whether that’s true or not, AEG was clearly involved in some manner. The Daily News revealed the most telling of the emails that have been publicly disclosed so far, about AEG’s role in Jackson’s final days:

Kenny Ortega sent a panicked email in the predawn hours of June 20, 2009, telling promoter Randy Phillips, the head of AEG Live, that Jackson appeared too “weak and fatigued” to rehearse the previous night, “trembling, rambling and obsessing” to the point Ortega recommended a psychological exam.

When Phillips didn’t immediately address his fears, Ortega fired off another email 11 hours later, the Daily News has learned.

“I honestly felt if I had encouraged or allowed him on stage last night he could have hurt himself,” Ortega wrote to Phillips in the confidential 1:20 p.m. missive obtained by The News.

Phillips responded within the hour, shooting down Ortega’s concerns with even more force than formerly exposed. “It is critical that neither you, me, or anyone around this show become amateur psychiatrists or physicians,” he wrote, adding that he was in touch with Jackson’s personal doctor, Conrad Murray, and had gained “immense respect” for the cardiologist who would later go to jail for involuntary manslaughter.

“(Murray) said that Michael is not only physically equipped to perform (but) that discouraging him to (perform) will hasten his decline instead of stopping it,” Phillips said.

“You cannot imagine the harm and ramifications of stopping the show now,” he wrote. “It would far outweigh ‘calling this game in the 7th inning.’ I am not just talking about AEG’s interests here, but the myriad of stuff and lawsuits swirling around MJ that I crisis manage every day and also his well-being.”

Among those revealed by the Times include Phillips’ accounts of Jackson as an “emotionally paralyzed mess riddled with self loathing and doubt.” Yet he also wrote that if Jackson did not deliver, “financial disaster awaits.”

AEG says the emails paint an incomplete picture and they are only a select few out of hundreds of thousands of pages of documents produced in the court case. The company’s lawyers have actually gone on the offensive, attacking the Jackson family and blaming them for leaking these confidential emails to the media when court orders prohibited it.

Katherine Jackson and her legal team denied it. Instead, businessman Howard Mann — a business partner of Katherine Jackson — claimed responsibility for disclosing the emails to the media. He says he gathered them from a number of sources, including the Dr. Conrad Murray trial, not from Katherine Jackson. Interestingly, Howard Mann recently agreed to pay $2.5 million to the Michael Jackson Estate to settle a lawsuit against him and his companies for copyright violations.

AEG’s legal team isn’t buying that Mann is solely to blame. They claim he is nothing but an intermediary and the public revelation of the emails is a desperate reaction by the Jackson family to the realization that they are losing. AEG’s attorney said, “After months of discovery, plaintiffs now know what we have known all along — there is nothing to support their claims.”

The Jackson legal team disagrees. They claim to have even more damaging emails and feel very confident in their case against AEG.

Ultimately, the judge hearing the case will have to decide whether there is enough evidence to justify submitting the case to the jury. These emails would make for a very compelling case in front of a jury, but getting that far is the big question.

Knowing of Jackson’s condition and encouraging him to perform is not the same as being legally responsible for his death. Plus, as AEG attorneys point out, Phillips and others involved observed the King of Pop giving strong rehearsal performances and were assured by Dr. Murray that he was able to perform.

Dr. Murray clearly was the central figure. The LA Times article reports that AEG never paid Dr. Murray, and while Jackson insisted that AEG pay Dr. Murray $150,000 per month to take care of Jackson, Dr. Murray’s contract was apparently not signed by the time Jackson died. So AEG may not be responsible for Dr. Murray’s actions.

But AEG could still be liable, at least in part, if the Jackson family can convince the judge that AEG controlled and pushed Dr. Murray into getting Jackson ready to perform at all costs. The publicly-revealed emails may not be enough to accomplish that. For example, there is no mention of Dr. Murray’s propofol treatment. Refusing to cancel a show is not the same as being responsible for Jackson’s death.

Where AEG is really in trouble is with the $17.5 million lawsuit by insurer Lloyds of London, which issued an insurance policy to protect AEG in case Jackson could not perform. Lloyds claims that AEG didn’t fully disclose Jackson’s medical condition in taking out the policy, and these emails certainly suggest that AEG knew more than it told Lloyds.

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AEG Attorney Fires Back Over Michael Jackson Emails: 'Nobody Is Telling the Story Properly' By Ray Waddell, Nashville

September 11, 2012

A series of controversial leaked e-mails related to Michael Jackson's doomed "This Is It" residency in London -- involving promoter AEG Live president Randy Phillips, Concerts West co-president Paul Gongaware, and "This Is It" director Kenny Ortega -- have spurred much industry discussion and more than a little confusion. The e-mails -- which detail an intense back-and-forth between producers and Jackson's camp, addressing his at times unsteady condition at rehearsals and concern about his ability to pull off 50 shows -- were first published in the Los Angeles Times last week in an article AEG attorney Marvin Putman calls "misleading and inaccurate."

The residency was to have begun in July of 2009 at London's O2 Arena, with more than $85 million worth of tickets already sold when Jackson died on June 25. As expected, the legal wrangling around the shows have continued, now three years after Jackson's death. A wrongful-death lawsuit was filed by Jackson's mother Katherine and his three children against AEG, saying the producers should be held liable for Jackson's death, not only because of the toll the rehearsals took on the 50-year-old pop star, but also because AEG hired Dr. Conrad Murray, who was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in Jackson's death.

In a development Putnam says is unrelated to the release of the e-mails, word came yesterday that AEG had dropped its $17.5 million insurance claim covering the performances.

"We said from the very beginning that any money should be paid to the estate, not to us, and we told them definitively in June that we're not claiming any losses here, i.e, we've recouped any losses," says Putnam. AEG shared in revenue from the "This Is It" film, DVD and CD, and also recouped from other sources, including merchandise and tickets that were never refunded. "So that lawsuit really doesn't have anything to do with us. It's totally moot to us and has been for years, but it's not moot to the estate, obviously."

Regarding what was leaked to the Times, Putnam says the e-mails were clearly linked to discovery on the Katherine Jackson case, not the insurance case. "When discovery started in earnest in the insurance case in May, we let them know by June that we were no longer pursuing the claim because we'd now been made whole," says Putnam.

The e-mails came from documents that "only Katherine Jackson and her attorneys had access to; we gave them to them and only them," says Putnam. "And somebody, I don't know who, seems to have told the L.A. Times [those documents] were [related to] the insurance case, but they didn't realize the documents in the Katherine Jackson case are not all the same as the documents in the insurance case. I was very quickly able to ascertain those are all from the Katherine Jackson case."

Putnam says that "Howard Mann- a longtime business partner of the Jackson family- suddenly came forward to announce that he leaked the confidential documents to the press. It's convenient that Howard Mann came forward in this fashion. Like the many who have already commented on the ridiculous statement that Mr. Mann somehow acted alone, we too believe this is impossible. In fact, we know it. As we said in our motion to the Court asking that there be an investigation into this violation, we know that only Katherine Jackson and her attorneys had the set of documents impermissibly leaked to the Los Angeles Times."
A lawyer for Katherine Jackson, Kevin Boyle, told CNN that Mann's admission that he was the source of the e-mails should settle the matter. "He (Mann) definitely never received any documents from Katherine, Prince, Paris, or Blanket Jackson, nor from their lawyers in the wrongful death suit against AEG," he said. "AEG made these accusations against the Jackson family and their lawyers apparently without doing even the most rudimentary investigation."

(Mann, a memorabilia dealer who operated websites using Jackson's image, and the singer's estate reached a $2.5 million copyright settlement last week. Mann was found liable for infringing Jackson's intellectual property in a court ruling in August.)

Even so, Putnam says the Times story supports AEG's case. "The story acknowledges, for instance, that Dr. Conrad Murray was Michael Jackson's long-term physician, and that it was Michael Jackson who demanded to bring him on tour," he says. "The story also acknowledges that no agreement with Dr. Murray was ever signed, and that Dr. Murray was never paid by AEG."

Whatever their context or source, the e-mails seem to tell the story of a producer trying to make sure a big show with huge upfront costs comes off. "Nobody is telling the story properly," says Putnam. "Let's take what they've leaked: the night before his return to the world stage after 10 years, he goes out and gets drunk," referring an email Phillips purportedly wrote stating that Jackson was "drunk and despondent" the night before a March 2009 press conference announcing the "This Is It" dates. "He's a 50 year-old man with a reputation for being nervous, I don't think anybody's going to find that surprising."

Other e-mails between Phillips and Ortega show the latter expressing major concerns about Jackson's condition at rehearsal. According to Putnam, those particular e-mails show only "that during one rehearsal on one night about a month before it's going to open in London, [Jackson is] in bad shape. We then call the doctor, who says basically, 'Stay out of my purview'; we don't take that under face value, we go in meetings with Michael the next day, he's clear, he's lucid."

It should be noted that performance contracts are not a one-way street; AEG had to hold up their end of the bargain, as well. "After one night of a bad rehearsal a month in advance, [as producers] we can't pull out, that would be breach of contract," says Putnam. "Moreover, his next two performances at rehearsals were brilliant."

Putnam also points out the absence of any mention of drug abuse by Jackson in the e-mails. "None of this stuff that was released has anything to do with Propofol -- and let's remember what killed him," Putnam says. "He died from acute Propofol overdose, and none of this stuff is about that, there's no connection here."

As to why he believes the e-mails were leaked in the first place, Putnam says, "They're afraid, rightly, that they have no legal case. They're trying mix things up out there in the world for public opinion, [and] the jury pool. But what a jury might find upsetting is very different from whether or not there is a legal claim, and this is a legal claim here."

Putnam would not describe the interview as damage control. "This is a real and proper sense of outrage at the idea that a court order has been violated and selective documents have been released to the public," he says. "That is never supposed to happen."

The attorney also believes that Phillips and AEG have been wrongly portrayed. "To have Randy or anybody at AEG painted as in some way not being talent-friendly or is mistreating talent or whatnot, I think it places a false responsibility on Randy and AEG," he says. "Our job is to go out and promote and present concerts. That's what we do. We're not talent managers, there's a lot of things we're not, and what we're certainly not are medical professionals. We don't have a society where people are expected to intervene in other people's personal lives, nor should we have such a thing."

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Concert giant seeks Jermaine Jackson’s book drafts about brother Michael in lawsuit By Associated Press

September 12

LOS ANGELES — Concert giant AEG Live is seeking book drafts and manuscripts by Jermaine Jackson that it claims may reveal details about his superstar brother that will help its defense in a lawsuit filed by the singers’ mother.

AEG is seeking drafts and manuscripts of Jackson’s recent book, “You Are Not Alone,” as well as an unpublished memoir it claims may focus on Michael Jackson’s alleged drug abuse.

Jermaine Jackson’s attorneys are fighting the request, calling them overly broad and in violation of the First Amendment, according to court filings. Turning over the writings also would violate the privacy of Michael Jackson’s three children and other family members and constitute a “fishing expedition,” according to documents filed Monday.

AEG’s attorneys contend the writings are important to its defense in a case filed by the singers’ mother claiming the concert promoter failed to properly supervise Conrad Murray, the physician convicted of involuntary manslaughter for Michael Jackson’s June 2009 death.

Their efforts seek drafts of a book described as “Legacy: Surviving the Best and the Worst,” which was reportedly in the works several years before the pop superstar’s death. AEG claims drafts of the work would show issues “of immense relevance to this case, including Michael Jackson’s rumored long-term abuse of prescription medication.”

AEG’s attorney Marvin Putnam wrote in an email that the company was seeking the documents because, during his book tour, Jermaine Jackson publicly touted the “details of his brother’s life and death.” Putnam also wrote that Jermaine Jackson claimed he was the “only person qualified to deliver the real Michael.”

The writings are not covered by protections afforded to investigative journalists since they are memoirs, AEG wrote in its motion to get a judge to order the release of the materials. A hearing is scheduled for Nov. 28.

Jermaine Jackson’s lawyer Kevin Boyle, who also represents his mother in the lawsuit against AEG, was not immediately available for comment.

AEG had promoted Michael Jackson’s comeback shows, titled “This Is It,” which were canceled after his unexpected death due to an overdose of a hospital anesthetic the singing had been given to help him sleep.

The company also is seeking to depose Jermaine Jackson. And it obtained a judge’s order Wednesday requiring Jackson’s longtime friend and dermatologist Dr. Arnold Klein to appear for a deposition next month.

Katherine Jackson sued AEG in September 2010, and the case is scheduled for trial in April 2013.

The company also is involved in a separate lawsuit filed by Lloyd’s of London over Michael Jackson’s life insurance policy. Putnam said the company has informed Lloyd’s that it has recouped its losses and is no longer pursuing the claim. Any proceeds should be paid to a company that benefits Michael Jackson’s estate, he said.

AEG’s formal withdrawal of the claim is expected soon, as well as its dismissal from the case filed by the insurer.

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AEG wants e-mails banned from Michael Jackson trial
By Alan Duke, CNN

October 24, 2012

Los Angeles (CNN) -- Michael Jackson's mother sat quietly in court on Wednesday watching as her lawyers fought loudly with attorneys for AEG, the concert promoter she accuses of contributing to the pop star's death.

They argued over who leaked e-mails to a reporter that revealed the promoter had doubts about Jackson's health and his ability to be ready for his "This Is It" concerts several months before his death.

"MJ is locked in his room drunk and despondent," AEG executive Randy Phillips wrote in a March 5, 2009, e-mail, the day Jackson announced the tour plans. "I (am) trying to sober him up."

The judge must decide if she will exclude those e-mails from the wrongful-death suit filed by Katherine Jackson and her son's three children against AEG.

Jackson died of an overdose of a surgical anesthesia in combination with sedatives on June 25, 2009, according the the Los Angeles County coroner. Dr. Conrad Murray, who was hired to be Jackson's personal physician as he prepared for the shows, was found guilty last year of involuntary manslaughter in his death.

The Jackson suit contends that AEG contributed to the pop star's death by pressuring him to prepare even though the promoters knew he was in a weak condition and by its hiring and supervision of Dr. Murray.

The judge overseeing the case sealed those documents. AEG filed a motion accusing the Jacksons and their lawyers of leaking them to Los Angeles Times reporter Harriett Ryan, who used them for a story she published in September.

"It is clear that only one entity could have done it," AEG lawyer Marvin Putnam said. The cache of e-mails, which the reporter shared with AEG, have "certain unique characteristics" that prove they were given to the Jackson lawyers by AEG as part of discovery in the wrongful-death lawsuit, Putnam said.

AEG asked Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Yvette Palazuelos to punish the Jacksons by not allowing them to use those e-mails in next year's trial when they try to prove the promoter is liable for Michael Jackson's death.

"He has accused 10-year-old Blanket Jackson," Jackson lawyer Kevin Boyle said, pointing to Putnam. "What's the idea, that Blanket Jackson got some documents and copied them and somehow walked them from Calabasas to Harriet Ryan?"

Jackson lawyers denied anyone associated with their legal team or their clients leaked the e-mails, even suggesting AEG lawyers may have done it themselves as a set up.

"They could have easily disclosed all of these documents with zero punishment from the court," Boyle said.

Ryan has refused to disclose her sources, although Howard Mann -- who was once Katherine Jackson's former partner in a book venture -- has acknowledged that he gave the reporter a box of documents for her story.

Days after the e-mails were published, AEG dropped its claim against a Lloyds of London underwriter for a $17.5 million insurance policy for Michael Jackson.

The insurer contended AEG hid Jackson's health problems and failed to respond to repeated requests for his medical history when applying for insurance for the 50 shows scheduled for London's O2 Arena.

The Michael Jackson estate, which controls Michael Jackson Company LLC, is still pursuing the insurance payout.

Perry Sanders, who is Katherine Jackson's personal attorney, told the judge that the Jacksons had no motive to leak the e-mails.
"Like we would go and blow up our own case against Lloyds of London?" Sanders said. "Our client and all the plaintiffs in this case are actually the ones who would receive the money."

Sanders also noted that AEG had failed to disclose the e-mails to the Lloyds of London lawyers despite a legal requirement to do so.

While publication of the e-mails might have made AEG look bad, they were "extremely negative against Michael Jackson," painting him "as a basket case," Jackson lawyer Deborah Chang said.

"It's much more negative about Michael Jackson than it is about AEG, by far," Chang said.

The Jackson lawyers accused AEG of using the e-mail issue as a way to delay the wrongful-death trial.

"They've been very successful in tying us up completely and I am sure they are giggling about it back in the office," Boyle said.

AEG previously convinced the judge to delay the trial, which was set for last month, until next April.

"This case is so strong that we very stringently argued this case should have gone to trial in September," Sanders said. "The only people that seem to be trying to keep this case from going forward are the defendants."

The anger and passion between the six Jackson lawyers and AEG's Putnam was evident with personal charges of bad ethics flying from both sides in court Wednesday.

"I've never seen anything like it in my career," Jackson lawyer Brian Panish said. "They think they can just smirk around and make these defamatory statements without evidence."

The documents made public in the Times story are not the most damaging to AEG that were uncovered, Boyle told CNN.

"We can assure you that we are in possession of documents that make for an extremely compelling story in the wrongful-death case, and that completely support the plaintiffs' claims," he said.

It was unusual for the 82-year-old Katherine Jackson to attend such a hearing, suggesting the case is also very personal for her.

The revelations from the leaked e-mails including one written by Randy Phillips weeks after Jackson's death in which the president of AEG Live -- the concert-promotion branch of AEG -- called it "a terrible tragedy," but adding "but life must go on."

"AEG will make a fortune from merch sales, ticket retention, the touring exhibition and the film/dvd," Phillips wrote. In fact, AEG Live was allowed to sell Jackson tour merchandise and share in the profits from the documentary "This Is It," produced from rehearsal video.

The e-mails suggest AEG Live's president saw Jackson's problems first-hand the day the pop star was to appear at the O2 Arena to publicly announce the shows.

"MJ is locked in his room drunk and despondent," Phillips wrote in the March 5, 2009, e-mail to AEG Live's parent company, the paper reported. "I (am) trying to sober him up."

"I screamed at him so loud the walls are shaking," Phillips wrote. "He is an emotionally paralyzed mess riddled with self-loathing and doubt now that it is show time."

The promoter blamed London traffic when Jackson was 90 minutes late for the announcement that day.

"He's as healthy as he can be -- no health problems whatsoever," Phillips told CNN two months later to refute reports Jackson's health was threatening the concerts.

The Los Angeles Times story, however, said the e-mails indicated major doubts about Jackson's ability to perform.

"We cannot be forced into stopping this, which MJ will try to do because he is lazy and constantly changes his mind to fit his immediate wants," AEG Live executive Paul Gongaware e-mailed to Phillips.

Jackson's missed rehearsals in June triggered concerns in e-mails that he was slow in learning his dance routines and would have to lip-sync on stage, the newspaper reported.

"MJ is not in shape enough yet to sing this stuff live and dance at the same time," one e-mail from the show's music director read, the paper reported.

A production manager wrote: "He was a basket case. Doubt is pervasive."

A loud warning from show director Kenny Ortega, who worked closely with Jackson on previous tours, came in mid-June, just over a week before his death. Ortega wrote to Phillips that Jackson had "strong signs of paranoia, anxiety and obsessive-like behavior" and suggesting they bring a "top psychiatrist in to evaluate him ASAP."

"It is like there are two people there. One (deep inside) trying to hold on to what he was and still can be and not wanting us to quit him, the other in this weakened and troubled state," Ortega wrote. "I believe we need professional guidance in this matter."

Ortega testified at Murray's trial about his concerns about Jackson's frail condition and missed rehearsals. It resulted in a meeting six days before Jackson's death in which Murray assured the promoters he would have Jackson ready for rehearsals that next week.

An e-mail from Phillips after that meeting said he had confidence in Murray "who I am gaining immense respect for as I get to deal with him more."

"This doctor is extremely successful (we check everyone out) and does not need this gig, so he (is) totally unbiased and ethical," Phillips' e-mail said.

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Judge rejects e-mail ban in Michael Jackson death lawsuit
By Alan Duke, CNN

November 8, 2012

Los Angeles (CNN) -- The judge presiding over the Michael Jackson family's wrongful death lawsuit against AEG rejected the concert promoter's arguments that family members were the source of leaked e-mails in the case.

AEG lawyers accused Michael Jackson's three children, his mother and their lawyers of giving the e-mails to a newspaper reporter in violation of the judge's order that they remain under seal.

"It is clear that only one entity could have done it," AEG lawyer Marvin Putnam said in a hearing last month.

Jackson family lawyers became furious in court, pointing out that AEG was accusing 10-year-old Blanket Jackson, the youngest of the children.
"What's the idea, that Blanket Jackson got some documents and copied them and somehow walked them from Calabasas to Harriet Ryan?" attorney Kevin Boyle said, pointing to Putnam.

Jackson lawyers denied anyone associated with their legal team or their clients leaked the e-mails, and suggested that AEG lawyers may have done it themselves as a set up.

Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Yvette Palazuelos issued her ruling on the question this week.

The communications, published two months ago in the Los Angeles Times, revealed the promoter had doubts about Jackson's health and his ability to be ready for his "This Is It" concerts several months before his death.

AEG wanted the judge to punish Katherine Jackson and the children -- Prince, Paris and Blanket -- by not allowing their lawyers to use the e-mails to convince a jury in a trial set for next April that the company contributed to the pop star's death.

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“Testimony of Dentist Sought in Michael Jackson Death Case”
By ANNIE YOUDERIAN

Courthouse News Service

August 16, 2012

(CN) - An entertainment company blamed for Michael Jackson's death wants a North Carolina court to subpoena a dentist who "may have been present" when the late pop icon was sedated with propofol.

As the defendant in a wrongful death lawsuit filed by Jackson's mother, Anschutz Entertainment Group has asked the Union County Superior Court to subpoena out-of-state witness Dr. Mark Tadrissi, D.D.S.

AEG claims Tadrissi, based in Waxhaw, N.C., is a "healthcare provider who likely treated and/or consulted with Michael Jackson, including in or around 2008."
It says Tadrissi has information and knowledge pertinent to the case, as he "may have been present when Michael Jackson was given sedation, including propofol," the surgical anesthetic that killed the entertainer on June 25, 2009.
Katherine Jackson has accused AEG of instructing her son "to stop seeing and taking medications from his current doctor" and to rely on Dr. Conrad Murray, whom it hired to ensure Michael Jackson attended rehearsals and shows for his "This Is It" tour.

AEG agents went to the entertainer's Beverly Hills home on June 18 and "demanded Michael Jackson stop seeing Dr. Arnold Klein and stop taking the drugs Klein gave him," Katherine Jackson claims. "AEG said Klein's drugs made him sleepy and prevented him from rehearsing. AEG demanded Michael Jackson take only the medications given to him by Murray."

Murray was hired as Michael's personal physician in May 2009 for $150,000 a month. Jackson says he administered "various controlled substances and other medications" to her son, "including Valium, Ativan, Versed, and Propofol."
A week after AEG agents allegedly came to his house, the singer died of a propofol overdose.

Murray was convicted of involuntary manslaughter for his role in Michael Jackson's death and was sentenced to the maximum four years in prison.

AEG says Tadrissi has crucial knowledge in this case that requires a subpoena.
"Among other issues, Michael Jackson's health, medical history, and history of drug use are central to this wrongful death lawsuit," it claims. "This witness possesses knowledge and information, including documents, communications, and records, directly relevant to this case that cannot be obtained from any other source."

Kathryn Cahan is representing AEG and its co-defendants: AEG Live, AEG Live Co-CEOs Brandon "Randy" Phillips and Paul Gongaware, "This Is It" tour director Kenneth Ortega and Anschutz Entertainment Group CEO Timothy Leiweke.

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