Los Angeles: Millions, and possibly billions, of dollars are at stake in a civil trial starting on Tuesday over allegations from Michael Jackson's mother that the company promoting his comeback failed to properly investigate the doctor convicted in his death.
Katherine Jackson, her son Randy and daughter Rebbie came to court as attorneys prepared to deliver opening statements. Outside the courthouse, a large contingent of news media awaited developments. Two people won a lottery for the only seats in the tiny courtroom that were available to the general public.
Jurors will listen to remarks from attorneys who hope to frame the issues before testimony begins in the months-long trial. Lawyers for concert giant AEG Live contend the company did nothing wrong and could not have foreseen the circumstances that led to Jackson's death in June 2009 at age 50.
The case will focus on the last few months of Jackson's life and his overall health and financial history. Jurors will also hear evidence throughout the case about Conrad Murray, the former cardiologist convicted in 2011 of involuntary manslaughter after giving Jackson doses of the powerful anesthetic propofol as a sleep aid....
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07:15 PM, Apr 30, 2013
Katherine Jackson and Michael Jackson's children have sued concert promoter AEG Live. The Jackson heirs will reportedly ask the jury in the case for $40 billion in damages against AEG Live. They blame the company for Dr. Conrad Murray's ill-fated propofol treatment of the late King of Pop. ...
09:38 PM, Apr 04, 2013
Katherine Jackson and Michael Jackson's children have sued concert promoter AEG Live. The Jackson heirs will reportedly ask the jury in the case for $40 billion in damages against AEG Live. They blame the company for Dr. Conrad Murray's ill-fated propofol treatment of the late King of Pop. ...
09:38 PM, Apr 04, 2013
Los Angeles: Conrad Murray, who was convicted last year in Michael Jackson's death, is reportedly writing a tell-all book. Murray, Jackson's personal physician at the time of his death, was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in connection with the death of the King of Pop and was sentenced to four years in jail, reported Radar Online. "Dr Murray spends most of his days writing what he is telling friends will...
11:46 AM, Sep 22, 2012
New Delhi: Michael Jackson's physician, Doctor Conrad Murray on Tuesday was sentenced to four years in jail. Murray was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter for having given Jackson an overdose of the anesthetic propofol on the June 25, 2009 to help him fight chronic insomnia. The Prosecutors also want Murray to pay more than $100 million to compensate the Jackson family for the star's loss of earnings from his comeback...
11:44 PM, Nov 29, 2011
New Delhi: Michael Jackson's physician, Doctor Conrad Murray will be sentenced on Tuesday. Murray is facing up to four years of imprisonment. He was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter for having given Jackson an overdose of the anesthetic propofol on the June 25, 2009 to help him fight chronic insomnia. The Prosecutors, have asked for the maximum jail term for Dr Murray. They also want Murray to pay more than...
07:10 AM, Nov 29, 2011
Los Angeles: Prosecutors who depicted Michael Jackson's doctor as remorseless for the superstar's death urged a judge Wednesday to sentence him to four years in prison, while a defense lawyer said Dr Conrad Murray is in a prison of self-punishment and should receive probation. The opposing sentencing memos were filed in advance of Dr Conrad Murray's sentencing hearing Tuesday. He has been in jail since he was convicted November 7...
12:54 PM, Nov 24, 2011
Los Angeles: Just days before sentencing, lawyers for the doctor convicted of causing Michael Jackson's death want a judge to order independent testing of a vial of the powerful anesthetic that killed the singer. Attorneys for Dr Conrad Murray will ask a judge on Monday to release to an independent lab the vial of propofol that authorities contend was used on the morning of Jackson's death. Publicists for Murray and...
04:18 AM, Nov 22, 2011
London: Never-before-seen concert footage of Michael Jackson is to go under the hammer later this month. The King of Pop's former chauffeur is selling off the tape, which was recorded in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1993 on his Dangerous tour, reported Contactmusic. It is believed Jackson decided to scrap the film after it was recorded because he was unhappy with the project and presented the sole copy to his driver...
01:02 PM, Nov 15, 2011
Los Angeles: Michael Jackson's doctor, who refused to testify at his trial, said in an interview broadcast on Thursday that the singer lied to him about his medical history and never revealed he had an addiction problem. "I would hate to put blame on Michael as an individual," Dr Conrad Murray told the "Today" show in the interview done days before the doctor's conviction. "I only wish maybe in our...
10:27 AM, Nov 11, 2011
Los Angeles: The doctor convicted of manslaughter in Michael Jackson's death has called the 'Thriller' singer a drug 'addict' in a television interview that will air on morning talk show 'Today' this week. Dr Conrad Murray, who now sits in a Los Angeles jail awaiting sentencing for involuntary manslaughter, spoke to NBC News journalist Savannah Guthrie before the verdict was returned at his trial on Monday. The interview will air...
01:10 PM, Nov 10, 2011
Dr Conrad Murray, who administered a powerful surgical anaesthetic to Michael Jackson has been found guilty of involuntary manslaughter. ...
08:41 AM, Nov 08, 2011
Los Angeles: A Los Angeles jury on Tuesday found Dr Conrad Murray guilty of involuntary manslaughter in Michael Jackson's death. Murray's sentencing is set for November 29. Conrad Murray is ordered to jail and will not be released with bail while he waits for his sentencing. The order was announced after the Prosecution demanded that Murray be kept in jail and asked for no bail till the court hears Murray's...
03:21 AM, Nov 08, 2011
Los Angeles: Michael Jackson's doctor finally made a decision he had long delayed, telling a judge on Tuesday he would not testify in his involuntary manslaughter trial. Minutes later, the defense rested its case and the prosecution, after presenting brief rebuttal testimony, closed its presentation of evidence in the six-week trial. That set the stage for closing arguments to begin on Thursday. Dr Conrad Murray's announcement came while jurors were...
10:31 AM, Nov 02, 2011
Los Angeles: The trial of Michael Jackson's personal physician will enter a new phase this week, with the doctor's attorneys trying to counter three weeks of damaging testimony and attempting to show that the singer somehow caused his own death. Lawyers for Dr Conrad Murray have told jurors that the involuntary manslaughter case will hinge on the science of what killed Jackson in June 2009. They will call their own...
08:22 AM, Oct 17, 2011
Los Angeles: The judge in the manslaughter trial of Michael Jackson's doctor issued a gag order for attorneys on Friday after a defense counselor appeared on a television show telling details about the case. The judge's order came at midday on Friday, the fourth day of the widely-watched trial in which prosecutors are trying to prove that Dr Conrad Murray is responsible for the drug overdose that led to the...
08:41 AM, Oct 01, 2011
Los Angeles: Michael Jackson's doctor called the singer's personal assistant rather than an ambulance when he realized the "Thriller" star had stopped breathing in June 2009, a Los Angeles court heard on Wednesday. And after the superstar was pronounced dead hours later in hospital, Dr Conrad Murray wanted to return to Jackson's house and find some cream that the singer "wouldn't want the world to know about," personal assistant Michael...
09:01 AM, Sep 29, 2011
Los Angeles: Pop star Michael Jackson had high hopes his 2009 'This Is It' concerts would be the spark to revive his flagging career, but in the days before he died his ability to perform was hanging in the balance. That intimate portrait of Jackson's aspirations for the series of London concerts came to light on Tuesday in testimony and in a shocking audiotape of Jackson slurring his words that...
08:38 AM, Sep 28, 2011
Just days before Michael Jackson's second death anniversary, his elder sister La Toya speaks about his death. ...
07:35 AM, Jun 24, 2011
