Katherine Jackson’s lawsuit begins
On September 15 last year, Catherine Jackson sued AEG, the company that organized Michael’s concerts in London, claiming they had been negligent in caring for her son’s life and health. Some time earlier, the company asked the court to remove this lawsuit from the court’s order. But yesterday, the judge, rejecting that request, told Catherine’s lawyer that if they wanted to continue the case, they would need to provide the court with their documents and evidence within a 20-day deadline to prove the allegations.
Catherine accuses the company, on her own behalf and on behalf of Michael’s children, of fraud, negligence in performing responsibilities, and conspiracy.
The lawsuit says that the company knew that the treatments of the accused doctor in the murder case, Conrad Murray, were dangerous, but it did not take any action to neutralize them. Meanwhile, the company says that Murray’s hiring was done by Michael himself. The company says that Michael controlled all contracts and matters related to himself, and they had no involvement in this area. The company’s lawyer states that their clients were unaware of Murray’s medical actions.
“That it’s possible Michael Jackson could die at home due to the use of propofol was not something they could have predicted.”
“Michael Jackson wasn’t helpless or incompetent. He lived in his own home, signed his own contracts, had his own lawyers, and took care of his own family.”
But in her lawsuit, Catherine describes Michael in the months leading up to his death like this:
“Distracted, frightened, forgetful, and obsessive-minded… In the summer he was cold and shivering, and as shown in the film (This Is It), he appeared on stage wearing very little clothing, while the other dancers wore less and were restless from the heat.”
“Instead of giving Michael time to rest, the company required him to be present at rehearsals every day. They threatened him that even if he missed a rehearsal, they would cancel the tour.”
The lawsuit also claims that “Prince, Michael Jackson’s eldest son, suffered severe emotional injury and psychological trauma from witnessing his father’s suffering.”
Of course, the Jackson family’s lawyers have not said that Prince was aware of the propofol injections to his father or that he was present at the time of the injections. Based on this, the judge said yesterday that her question is whether Prince was aware of the alleged negligence or knew what was going on. She also objected to the conspiracy claim and said that the lawsuit shows no evidence of illegal actions taken between the company and Dr. Murray, and that “if there was pressure to rehearse, in my opinion, it wasn’t illegal or improper.”
Source: eMJey.com / bhcourier.com