May 23, 2013

Opening Statements Set Today for Jackson vs. AEG

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*Opening statements are scheduled to begin this morning in a case filed by Michael Jackson’s mother Katherine against AEG Live, the company promoting his planned series of comeback concerts. The remarks in Los Angeles court will provide a roadmap of the case, which may last 90 trial days. Katherine is claiming AEG failed to properly [...]




Jackson Wrongful Death Trial to Begin Monday

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*The civil trial over the death of Michael Jackson is set to get formally underway at Los Angeles Superior Court on Monday, April 29, after jury selection was completed on Tuesday. Jackson’s 82-year-old mother, Katherine, is suing AEG Live, the promoters of his never-realized series of 2009 London comeback concerts, for the wrongful death of [...]




Jury Pool for Katherine Jackson V. AEG Live Grows to 81

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*Attorneys and a Los Angeles judge have selected 81 people to remain in the jury pool for the case between Michael Jackson’s mother and concert giant AEG Live. Nine people were added to the pool Wednesday after the sixth day of jury selection, reports the Associated Press. Screenings will continue today and Friday to try [...]




Judge Sets Trial Rules for Katherine Jackson vs. AEG

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*A Los Angeles judge has set the parameters for a civil suit by Michael Jackson’s mother against concert giant AEG Live. Katherine Jackson claims the company negligently hired Dr. Conrad Murray, who was later convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the singer’s death. The judge’s rulings Thursday anticipate a three-month trial that will revisit events preceding [...]




‘Smoking Gun’ Email Revealed in Jackson Death Lawsuit

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*A “smoking gun” e-mail allegedly connecting a concert promoter to Michael Jackson’s death was revealed this week as a judge unsealed documents in the wrongful death lawsuit filed by Jackson’s mother and children, reports CNN. The trial next month in Los Angeles could shed new light on the pop icon’s last days as Dr. Conrad [...]




Michael Jackson’s Former Assistant Sues AEG Live

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*Michael Jackson’s former personal assistant has filed a lawsuit against the late star’s tour promoters AEG Live, claiming they robbed him of $7.5 million dollars in compensation. Michael Amir Williams says he and several other plaintiffs lost out on more than $7.5 million dollars in compensation after the King of Pop’s death in June 2009. [...]




Conrad Murray Now Wants Out of Prison Over Blood Clots

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*Dr. Conrad Murray is again complaining about his prison conditions, this time claiming he needs to leave immediately because he has deadly blood clots in his legs. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] TMZ has obtained a recording of a jailhouse phone call between Murray and a friend in which Murray says he was rushed to [...]




Conrad Murray Writing a Michael Jackson Tell-All

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*Dr. Conrad Murray, currently serving time for the involuntary manslaughter of Michael Jackson, is reportedly spending his time penning a ”tell-all” book about the King of Pop. However, publishers have so far given him the cold shoulder, reports Radar Online. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] A source close to Murray said: ”Dr. Murray spends most [...]




AEG Withdraws Insurance Claim over MJ’s Scrapped Concerts

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*Michael Jackson’s concert promoters have withdrawn a $17.5 million dollar insurance claim over loss of revenue from his “This Is It” series of concerts. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] Promoter AEG pursued the sum over loss of revenue from the late singer’s “This Is It” series of 50 concerts in London. Jackson died of acute [...]




Conrad Murray Files Appeal Requesting Re-Test of Key Evidence

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*Dr. Conrad Murray, the cardiologist convicted of manslaughter in the 2009 death of Michael Jackson, filed a request on Monday to have a key piece of evidence in his trial re-tested, reports MTV.com. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] The physician is asking an appellate court to order a lab to authorize a forensic analysis on [...]




Conrad Murray Wants a Sit Down with Katherine Jackson

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*Conrad Murray, the physician in prison for causing the death of Michael Jackson, has invited the King of Pop’s mother Katherine to visit him behind bars, vowing to answer “any questions she might have.” [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] He has reached out to the Jackson family matriarch after she was reported missing on Saturday [...]




Conrad Murray Worried He’ll Die in LA Jail; Requests Prison

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*Taking a page from Floyd Mayweather Jr., Dr. Conrad Murray is begging a judge to release him from L.A. County Jail because it’s taking an extreme physical toll on his body, adding if he doesn’t get help soon, he believes he’ll die behind bars. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] Unlike Mayweather, Murray is not asking [...]




Michael Jackson Letter to Lisa Marie Presley Pulled from Auction

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*A letter that Michael Jackson wrote to ex-girlfriend Lisa Marie Presley describing his inability to sleep has been removed from the set of lots up for action after Presley complained. The famous daughter of Elvis Presley was the recipient of a rather unnerving letter from MJ sometime between 1993 and 1996, in which the King [...]




Conrad Murray Mess (Literally): He Reportedly has Dysentery

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*TMZ somehow claims to have the inside scoop on Dr. Conrad Murray’s poop. The website is reporting that Michael Jackson’s former doctor has been extremely sick since becoming an inmate in November, and has lost 30 pounds due to a bad case of dysentery, a condition that causes explosive diarrhea. He’s blaming the water at [...]




Judge Rejects Conrad Murray’s Bid for Bail During Appeal

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*Michael Jackson’s former physician Dr. Conrad Murray has lost his bid for freedom as he appeals his involuntary manslaughter conviction. Dr. Murray was sentenced to four years behind bars after a jury found him guilty of administering the fatal dose of anesthetic Propofol, which cost the King of Pop his life in 2009. He’s fighting [...]