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29.04.2013 um 22:27
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The business card was of Brandon Phillips, the CEO for AEG.

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Panish: LAPD searched Dr. Murray's car and found a business card, an envelope and a contract between AEG and Dr. Murray

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Panish: MJ would get daily doses of Propofol for six weeks in May and June, leading up to his death

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Panish: the evidence will show that Conrad Murray had an oral contract with AEG.

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Panish: the evidence will show in April Dr. Murray stockpiled Propofol in anticipation of treating Michael for the tour.

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Panish: his family believes he had problems w/ prescription meds. The only ones who will say they never heard anything about it is AEG
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29.04.2013 um 22:44
29. April 2013 21:12; Akt: 29.04.2013 21:23

Jackson-Familie will Geld von AEG Live

US-Konzertveranstalter AEG Live muss sich in Los Angeles gegen die Forderungen der Familie von Michael Jackson wehren. Diese behauptet, AEG hätte Jacko in den Tod getrieben.


Knapp vier Jahre nach dem Tod von Michael Jackson ist die Familie des Pop-Stars vor Gericht gezogen - und verlangt viel Geld. Jacksons Mutter Katherine und seine drei Kinder werfen dem US-Konzertveranstalter AEG Live vor, die Gesundheit und Sicherheit des «King of Pop» aus Geldgier vernachlässigt zu haben.

Bei dem Zivilprozess, der am Montag in Los Angeles begonnen hat, geht es nun um Schadenersatz. Zum Auftakt standen die Eröffnungsplädoyers auf dem Programm, teilte eine Gerichtssprecherin der Nachrichtenagentur DPA mit.

Nach Auskunft des Gerichts kam die 82-jährige Katherine Jackson in Begleitung von Michaels Geschwistern Randy und Rebbie zum ersten Prozesstag. Zahlreiche Fans des «King of Pop» hatten sich vor dem Gericht versammelt, darunter zwei Frauen, die extra dafür aus Italien anreisten, berichtete die «Los Angeles Times».

Das Unternehmen AEG organisierte die für den Sommer 2009 geplanten Comeback-Konzerte Jacksons. Wenige Woche vor dem Auftakt starb der 50-jährige Künstler an der Überdosis eines Narkosemittels, das er zum Einschlafen nutzte. Sein Arzt wurde im Herbst 2011 wegen fahrlässiger Tötung zur Höchststrafe von vier Jahren Haft verurteilt.

Illustre Zeugen

Der neue Rechtsstreit in Los Angeles vor zwölf Geschworenen könnte sich bis zu vier Monate hinziehen. Auf der Zeugenliste stehen unter anderem Jacksons Ex-Frau Lisa Marie Presley sowie andere Sänger wie Prince und Diana Ross.

Zudem sollen Ärzte, frühere Mitarbeiter des Popstars und Manager aus der Plattenindustrie aussagen. Mit Spannung wird auch der mögliche Auftritt von Jacksons älteren Kindern, dem 16-jährigen Prince und der 14-jährigen Paris, erwartet.

Die Angehörigen wollen mit einer Summe entschädigt werden, die Jackson nach seiner Comeback-Tour und einem Karriereschub hätte verdienen können. Es geht um Millionen von US-Dollar, vielleicht sogar um einen Milliardenbetrag.

http://www.20min.ch/ausland/news/story/Jackson-Familie-will-Geld-von-AEG-Live-11930804


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29.04.2013 um 22:51
Lawyer: 'Ruthless' execs ignored red flags before Michael Jackson's death

By Alan Duke, CNN
updated 4:28 PM EDT, Mon April 29, 2013


STORY HIGHLIGHTS

* NEW: AEG execs " were ruthless," Jackson lawyer Brian Panish argues
* Judge allows Jackson to argue "loss earnings," raising damages
* Katherine, Randy, Rebbie Jackson are sitting near jurors in the small courtroom
* Michael Jackson's mom and kids argue a concert promoter is liable in his death


Los Angeles (CNN) -- Concert promoter AEG Live executives are "ruthless guys" who ignored Michael Jackson's health problems and his doctor's ethical conflicts, which led to the pop icon's death, a Jackson family lawyer argued Monday.

The Michael Jackson wrongful death trial, which promises dramatic revelations and legal fireworks, began in a small Los Angeles courtroom with opening statements Monday.

Jurors earning $15 a day will listen to several months of testimony before deciding whether one of the world's largest entertainment companies should pay Jackson's mother and three children billions of dollars for its liability in the pop icon's death.

Jackson family matriarch Katherine, her youngest son Randy and oldest daughter Rebbie are sitting on the front row of the small courtroom, just a few feet away from jurors.

"There will be no question in your mind that they were ruthless and they wanted to be No. 1 at all cost," Jackson lawyer Brian Panish said.

AEG executives knew that Jackson was emotionally and physically weak, Panish told jurors.
Allred: Murray could be subpoenaed

Jackson was in an "obvious sharp decline" in the weeks after Murray began working as his personal doctor while he prepared for his comeback concerts.
How Michael Jackson's death unfolded

Another warning sign should have been that Murray asked for $5 million for the job and eventually agreed on $150,000 a month, Panish said. Another doctor had told AEG he would do the job for $40,000 a month as long as Jackson was "clean," meaning not on drugs, he said.

Panish played for the jury a video of an AEG expert who agreed that Murray's pay demand was "outrageous."

"That raised red flag because it was an enormous sum of money," defense expert Marty Hom said.

"AEG ignored the obvious red flags, and they hired Dr. Murray," Panish said.

Panish concludes his opening statement Monday afternoon and will be followed AEG lawyer Marvin Putnam's opening for the defense.

Later in the trial, jurors will hear Michael's oldest son and daughter describe their father's last days. But they will also endure weeks of testimony from medical and financial experts offering opinions about the singer's health, addiction and career.

Only 16 journalists and a few members of the public will be allowed inside the courtroom because many of its 45 seats are reserved for parties involved in the trial, including the Jackson family. Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Yvette Palazuelos denied CNN's request to televise the trial.

Pretrial hearings have featured angry and personal exchanges between lawyers for the two sides, made more intense by the intimacy of the tiny courtroom.

The central issue

The central issue is simple: Did AEG Live, the company promoting Jackson's comeback concerts in 2009, hire or supervise Dr. Conrad Murray, the physician convicted of involuntary manslaughter in Jackson's June 25, 2009, death?

Jackson died two weeks before his "This Is It" comeback concerts, organized by AEG Live, were to have debuted in London. The coroner ruled Jackson died from a fatal combination of sedatives and propofol, a surgical anesthetic that Murray told investigators he used to put Jackson to sleep almost every night in the month before his death.

The Jacksons argue that AEG executives knew about the star's weakened health and his past use of dangerous drugs while on tour. They're liable in his death because they pressured Jackson and the doctor to meet their ambitious schedule to prepare for the London shows despite that knowledge, their lawyers contend.

A cornerstone of their case is an e-mail AEG Live Co-CEO Paul Gongaware wrote 11 days before Jackson's death. The e-mail to show director Kenny Ortega addressed concerns that Murray had kept Jackson from a rehearsal the day before: "We want to remind (Murray) that it is AEG, not MJ, who is paying his salary. We want to remind him what is expected of him."

Jackson lawyers argue the e-mail is evidence that AEG Live used Murray's fear of losing his lucrative job as Jackson's personal physician to pressure him to have Jackson ready for rehearsals despite his fragile health.

"They put Dr. Murray in a position where if he said Michael can't go or can't play, if he said I can't give you those drugs, then he doesn't get paid," Panish told jurors Monday.

Gongaware, who managed two of Jackson's tours in the 1990s, knew that Jackson relied on addictive opiates during his concert tours, Panish said.

He played a video of one doctor who said he warned Gongaware about it in 1993.

"We felt that we needed to an intervention," Dr. Stuart Finkelstein said. "We needed to do detox."

AEG will defend itself by arguing that Jackson was responsible for his own demise, that he chose Murray to be his full-time doctor and that his drug addiction led him to a series of fatal choices. Murray was never an AEG employee but rather was chosen and paid by Jackson for nearly four years until Jackson died, AEG lawyers contend.

"I don't know how you can't look to Mr. Jackson's responsibility there," AEG lawyer Marvin Putnam told CNN. "He was a grown man."

Child molestation accusations against Jackson, for which he was acquitted after a trial, are relevant because they "resulted in an incredible increase in his drug intake," Putnam said.

"Mr. Jackson is a person who was known to doctor shop," Putnam said. "He was known to be someone who would tell one doctor one thing and another doctor something else."

When Palazuelos ruled in February that case warranted a jury trial, she found there was evidence to support the Jacksons' claim that AEG Live executives could have foreseen that Murray would use dangerous drugs in treating the singer.

Jackson's family seeks billions

Just before Monday's session began, the judge issued a series of rulings that will allow Jackson expert witnesses to testify but limit some of their opinions.

The lawsuit seeks a judgment against AEG Live equal to the money Jackson would have earned over the course of his remaining lifetime if he had not died in 2009. Jackson lawyers denied media reports that they were seeking $40 billion in damages if AEG Live is found liable, but it could cost the company several billion dollars, according to estimates of Jackson's income potential.

AEG Live is a subsidiary of AEG, a global entertainment company that was up for sale recently with an $8 billion asking price.

Palazuelos reversed an earlier tentative decision Monday that would have limited the amount of damages the Jacksons could argue AEG should pay if found liable in the singer's death. The decision raises the potential damages by about $1 billion, bringing it to as much as $5 billion.

One of the Jacksons' experts, certified pubic accountant Arthur Erk, estimated that Michael Jackson could have earned $1.4 billion by taking his "This Is It" tour around the world for 260 shows. AEG executives discussed extending the tour beyond the 50 shows scheduled for London, Jackson lawyers said.

Jackson lawyer Perry Sanders, in arguing for the judge to allow Erk's testimony, said when "This Is It" tickets went on sale in March 2009, there was the "highest demand to see anyone in the history of the world. No one has ever come close."

"There was so much demand, they filled 2 million seats in hours," Sanders said, quoting an e-mail from AEG Live CEO Randy Phillips sent to AEG's owner.

"We would have had to do 100-plus shows to fill the demand" in London, he said Phillips wrote. Jackson could have packed the Tokyo Dome several times in a world tour, he said.

But AEG lawyer Sabrina Strong called it "very speculative" that Jackson would have even finished the 50 London shows before dying.

AEG lawyers argued that Jackson didn't perform 260 shows and make that much money even in his prime. "He never came anywhere close to that," Strong said. "No one other than Cher has ever done that."

Erk also calculated Jackson would have followed with four more world tours before he turned 65.

Palazuelos weighed in during a hearing on Thursday, noting that the Rolling Stones are still touring into their 70s.

The Jacksons will also try to convince jurors that he would have made a fortune off of a long series of Las Vegas shows, endorsements, a clothing line and movies.

Strong argued that Jackson had a history of failed projects and missed opportunities, calling Erk's projections "a hope, a dream, and not a basis for damages."

Erk, under the new ruling, will be able to tell jurors about the "loss of earning capacity" suffered by the family because of Jackson's death. This means the jury can consider the Jackson argument that he could have earned millions with a clothing line, endorsements and movies. The expert's estimate that Jackson would have completed five world tours before he was 65, if he had lived, can also be considered.

AEG can argue, however, that Jackson's past failures diminished the potential earnings.

None of the Jackson experts can offer an opinion on the question of whether Murray was hired by AEG.

If AEG is found liable, the company's lawyers want the judge to tell the jury to reduce any damages by the amount Jackson's estate earned from the documentary made from video the company shot of his rehearsals. "If there is a benefit in it, then that is deducted from a loss," Strong said.

Before Monday's opening statement, Jackson lawyer Panish compared giving AEG credit for the "This Is It" profits to being "like you murdered someone, wrote a book about them and gave them the money."

Panish has said he was not sure who his first witness will be Tuesday morning. He did tell the court he will show several videos of the depositions given by AEG's top executives in the first week.

The witness lists include many members of the Jackson family, including Katherine Jackson. Other celebrity witnesses on the list are Sharon Osbourne, Quincy Jones, Spike Lee, Ray Parker Jr., Lisa Marie Presley, Diana Ross and Lou Ferrigno.

http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/29/showbiz/jackson-death-trial-opens/


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30.04.2013 um 07:41
Jackson-Anwalt legt Emails als Beweise vor

Dienstag, 30.04.2013, 06:55

Am ersten Tag des Verfahrens, in dem der Jackson-Clan den Konzertveranstalter AEG verklagt, hat der Anwalt der Familie des King of Pop Emails vorgelegt, die beweisen sollen, dass die Firma von Jackos Gesundheitsproblemen gewusst hat. Paris Jackson hat sich indes mit ihrer Mutter Debbie Rowe getroffen.

Es ist eine schwere Zeit im Leben von Paris Jackson (15). Gerade läuft die Klage ihrer Familie gegen den Konzertveranstalter AEG. Der Vorwurf: Die Firma wollte Geld mit den Shows des King of Pop Michael Jackson scheffeln, obwohl ihr anscheinend bekannt war, dass Jacko gesundheitlich stark angeschlagen gewesen sein soll und ein Drogenproblem hatte. Das, so lautet der Vorwurf des Jackson-Clans, soll zu seinem frühen Tod geführt haben. Der Musiker starb 2009 im Alter von 50 Jahren.

Paris Jackson hat in dieser Zeit wieder zu ihrer leiblichen Mutter Debbie Rowe gefunden, die damals alle Rechte als Mutter an Jacko abgetreten hatte. An ihrem Geburtstag traf der Teenie Rowe zum Essen.

Am Montag, dem ersten Prozesstag, hat der Anwalt, der im Auftrag von Jackos Mutter Katherine (82) und den drei Kindern Prince, Paris und Blanket arbeitet, Emails als Beweise vorgelegt, die zwischen den AEG-Chefs ausgetauscht wurden, berichtet die britische Zeitung „The Sun“.

„Es ist das fürchterlichste, das ich je gesehen habe. Er ist ein emotional erstarrtes Wrack, voller Selbsthass und Zweifel, jetzt wo es Zeit für die Shows ist. Er hat Todesangst“, hieß es in einer Mail. Die Anwälte der Konzertfirma wehren sich hingegen gegen den Vorwurf und behaupten, von der Schwere von Jackos Medikamentensucht, unter anderem von Propofol, das im sein Arzt Dr. Conrad Murray verabreicht hat, nichts gewusst zu haben. Im Laufe des Verfahrens werden Katherine, Paris und Prince Jackson als Zeugen auftreten. Auch seine Ex-Frauen Debbie Rowe und Lisa Marie Presley sowie die Sänger Prince und Diana Ross werden noch in den Zeugenstand treten.

Die Gegenseite will den inzwischen verurteilten Conrad Murray in den Zeugenstand holen und Beweise vorlegen, die in Murrays Verfahren damals nicht berücksichtigt worden waren.

http://www.focus.de/kultur/vermischtes/michael-jackson-jackson-anwalt-legt-emails-als-beweise-vor_aid_975950.html


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30.04.2013 um 07:53
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http://www.mjjcommunity.com/forum/threads/129265-Katherine-Jackson-vs-AEG-Live-Daily-Trial-Testimony-Summary?p=3816360&viewfull=1#post3816360


Jacksons vs AEG - Day 1 - April 29 2013 – Summary - Part 1

Hearing about Motions

First day of Jacksons vs. AEG trial started with Judge hearing motions about whether Michael Jackson's medical history will be made public and objections about opening statements. (LATimes &AP). AEG objected a slide that referenced Amy Winehouse, heavy redaction of an email that talked about Murray’s visit to strip clubs. Judge ordered changes to strip club mentions and removal of reference to Amy Winehouse (AP).

Jackson’s lawyers opposed AEG slide that mentioned $40 billion damages. Jackson lawyers stated $40 Billion figure was thrown out there to preserve Jackson family’s rights and not filed with court. Judge allowed AEG to show damages slide to jury (AP).

During the hearing Judge asked if Conrad Murray will testify. AEG said they intend to call Murray as a witness (ABC7).

Opening Statements

First day of trial were attended by Katherine, Randy and Rebbie Jackson; AEG Live CEO Shawn Trell. Conrad Murray’s appellate lawyer Valerie Wass was present and she said to media Murray is innocent (ABC7). 16 media and 2 fans were also in the courtroom.


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Katherine sat in the front row with Randy on her left and Rebbie on her right (AP).

Jacksons Opening Statement

Jackson’s attorney Panish started his opening statement by showing a clip of MJ rehearsing for “This is it” (AP). Panish briefly went over MJ’s life stating "Performing since 6 years old; 44 years in show business." (LATimes).

Jackson attorney Panish said that Jackson's death from an overdose of the anesthetic propofol was caused by a combination of factors.

Panish : "Michael Jackson, Dr. Conrad Murray and AEG Live each played a part in the ultimate result, the death of Michael Jackson," (Reuters)

Panish told jurors they would be putting together a puzzle, with three pieces being Jackson, Murray and AEG Live.(CTVNews)

Panish: “Michael had a problem, Dr. Murray had a problem and AEG had a problem,” (LATimes)

At his opening statement Jackson’s attorney Panish heavily focused on MJ’s prescription medicine addiction (AP). Jackson’s lawyer Panish stated MJ had developed a problem with prescription medication and at times became “dependent” on the drugs. Panish said MJ’s drug problem started in 1984 when MJ suffered second and third-degree burns while filming a Pepsi commercial. (LATimes)

Panish said MJ began taking Demerol after he was injured while filming a Pepsi commercial in 1984 (Reuters & CNS). Panish also stated that MJ also suffered from anxiety that “became more prevalent when he was going through a rigorous schedule.” (LATimes). Panish said there's no dispute MJ went to various doctors for Demerol and MJ also had problems with sleep and sought Propofol (ABC7).

"It was widely publicized Michael was dependent on pain killers," Panish said, adding that AEG Live should have been aware of the reports. (Reuters)

Jackson’s attorney Panish said MJ’s family and friends knew about MJ’s addiction problems and AEG is the only entity that claims to not know it (AP).

Panish detailed MJ’s prescription drug abuse history, saying the singer regularly used demerol and propofol, and that "people who knew him believed he had a problem with prescription medication." (ABC)

“Michael Jackson’s family suspected he had a problem with prescription medication,” Panish conceded. (CNS)

Panish showed jury the contract between AEG and MJ (AP). Panish stated that evidence will show that AEG and Murray had an oral contract and Murray stockpiled Propofol in anticipation of treating Michael for the tour. Panish also stated that MJ would get daily doses of Propofol for six weeks in May and June, leading up to his death (ABC7).

Panish mentioned Murray’s problems and his debt. Jackson’s attorney showed a slide showing Murray owed back child support and facing foreclosure.

Panish also stated AEG had problems; they were feeling pressure from Live Nation (AP).

Jackson attorney Panish : "You know what AEG’s problem was? They were not No. 1 in the concert business but they wanted to be." “You don’t do that with white gloves,” Panish said. “You do what you gotta do if you want to be No. 1 in this rough business of concert promotions.”

Panish showed several emails between AEG Executives. One of them was an email about TII press conference Phillips wrote to Leiweke that MJ was drunk and refusing to address the fans. Phillips wrote: "This is the scariest thing I have ever seen. He is an emotionally paralyzed mess riddled with self-loathing and doubt now that it's show time. He's scared to death."(CBS).

Another email was Gongaware’s email to Kenny Ortega that said “We want to remind him that it is AEG, not MJ who is paying his salary”. In his deposition Gongaware repeatedly said he didn’t remember the email or recall what it meant (AP).

Another email was from Phillips after MJ’s death which said “Conrad is nuts. Remind me to tell you about his visits (redaction – strip clubs) the week MJ died.” (AP)

Another email is from when AEG was putting together This is it movie. Email says make sure we take out shots of MJ in red jacket... He looks too thin, skeletal (ABC7)

Panish described to the jury a series of emails where AEG executives talk about backing off the show would be a disaster (ABC7)

Panish told jury that Phillips lied about MJ’s health before he died, and after his death, “The deception by Mr. Phillips doesn't stop.” (AP).

Panish said Kai Chase would testify that meeting between AEG execs, Murray and MJ ended badly. Kai Chase will testify that MJ left the meeting at Carolwood house, meeting with Murray continued for hours after Jackson left and that a vase was broken during meeting (AP).

“There were no rules,” Panish told the jury, when it came to furthering AEG’s success. “It didn’t matter what it took. … AEG had a problem and they wanted to fix it and they didn’t care who got lost in the wash.” “Forget about helping Mr. Jackson. The show must go on.” (LATimes)

Panish "There will be no question in your mind that they were ruthless and they wanted to be No. 1 at all cost," (CNN).

Jackson’s attorney Panish stated that AEG ignored several red flags such as Murray initially asking for $5 Million and eventually agreeing on $150,000 per month (AP). Panish said another doctor had told AEG he would do the job for $40,000 a month as long as Jackson was "clean," meaning not on drugs (CNN). Panish also stated that AEG did not do a background check on Murray (AP).

Background checks would have revealed Murray was deeply in debt and was a cardiologist even though Jackson had no known heart issues, Panish said. (Reuters)

"When a red flag comes up, do you turn away or do you look into it?" Panish said. "AEG ignored the obvious red flags and they hired Dr. Murray." (Reuters)

Murray's "financial condition made him susceptible to pressure and created a conflict between his patient's needs and AEG's needs." (Eonline)

"They put Dr. Murray in a position where if he said Michael can't go or can't play, if he said I can't give you those drugs, then he doesn't get paid," (CNN)

Panish showed a clip of Gongaware’s deposition in which he said they didn't investigate Dr. Murray and he had no supervision (ABC7) Panish said AEG executives lied to Kenny Ortega when Phillips wrote to him “his (MJ) doctor is extremely successful (we checked everyone out) and does not need this gig, he's unbiased & ethical” since they didn't check Dr. Murray, who was in financial distress. But AEG wanted the show to go on (ABC7).

Panish described MJ as “a devoted son to his mother, Katherine Jackson, and a devoted father to his three children.” (CNS).


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Panish played “You are my life”, a song MJ wrote for his children Prince, Paris and Blanket, and a note MJ had written for his mother Katherine. It's called "Mother, My Guardian Angel." (ABC7). The note said “All my success has been based on the fact that I wanted to make my mother proud, to win her smile of approval."(AP). The reading of the note brought tears to Katherine’s eyes (AP)

Jackson’s lawyer: "We're not looking for any sympathy... We're looking for truth and justice." (ABC&AP)

Panish said defendants made up that the family was trying to recover $40 billion in special damages. He says it's $1.5 billion economic loss (ABC7). Jackson’s attorney told the jurors that they would be the ones to assign liability for MJ’s death, but they should look at AEG's actions and not focus on MJ’s issues.(AP) Jackson’s lawyer Panish: AEG took advantage of a sick man. No doctor ever gave MJ Propofol at home until Dr. Murray. AEG needs to pay the price.(ABC7)

"Michael paid the ultimate price. He died," Panish said. "Michael has taken responsibility." (AP)

"His stirring voice, his musical genius, his creativity and his generosity and his huge heart was extinguished forever," Jackson’s lawyer Panish said in his opening remarks (AP).


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Jacksons vs AEG - Day 1 - April 29 2013 – Summary - Part 2

AEG Opening Statement

AEG's lawyer Putnam said AEG has no choice and they will "show some ugly stuff" because AEG must defend itself from the accusations (CNN)

Putnam told the jury to look at the evidence, what it actually says. "This case is about the choices we make; and the responsibilities"(ABC7).

Putnam: evidence is going to show public MJ was very different from private MJ. MJ erected a wall between him and his family, staff. MJ kept his public and private life separated. He had 40 years to perfect that; he learned very well the cost of being exposed (ABC7)

AEG’s lawyer Putnam said MJ’s private life became known after he died. AEG lawyer says MJ’s guarded private life meant the company was unaware that he was using Propofol (AP).


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"AEG knew nothing about this decade-long propofol use," Putnam said. "They were a concert promoter. How could they know?" (CNN)

Putnam says the company didn't have access to information shared between Jackson and his doctors. AEG’s lawyer Putnam said physician-patient confidentiality kept MJ’s reliance on propofol from becoming publicly known (AP).

Putnam said this also included Murray "He (Murray) couldn't tell anyone about the propofol use” (AP).

AEG lawyer Putnam said there was a public Jackson and a private Jackson, where his secrets were concealed (LATimes)

"The truth is, Michael Jackson fooled everyone," Putnam said. "He made sure that no one, nobody, knew his deepest darkest secrets." (AP & ABC)

AEG Lawyer Putnam: "The public Michael Jackson was very different from the private Michael Jackson. He erected a wall between himself and his family. Even his family wasn't sure what was going on at the house. He kept those who might have been able help him at a distance...AEG, like everyone else, was an outsider. They had no idea. [The propofol use] was going on behind locked doors. As with Mr. Jackson's life, his death was anything but typical." (EOnline)

Putnam: "Mr. Jackson got very, very, good at hiding his addiction. He didn't let anyone see it. Not his staff, not his children. This was the private Michael Jackson." (AP).

MJ’s ability to keep his private side private meant AEG could not see any red Putnam said "They (AEG) didn't see this coming. They (AEG) had no idea." (CNN).

AEG’s lawyer Putnam said Jackson family members will testify about their failed attempts at intervention and their lack of knowledge about what was happening.

"Even his family wasn't sure what was going on at time. They tried intervention and failed. Why? Because MJ was an addicted," said Putnam (ABC7)

Putnam: "If they didn't know what was going on, how could someone else think there was even a problem," (CNN).

Putnam showed jury MJ rehearsing “They Don’t Care About Us.” For This is it. Putnam said AEG executives watched MJ’s TDCAU performance.(AP) AEG’s lawyer argued MJ was amazing, attentive, great performance (ABC7) Putnam: ““He died two days later. That’s what you saw in public.” (AP)

Putnam mentioned the days after MJ’s death. Putnam said it took 2 months to find out what caused MJ's death. MJ had died of overdose of something called Propofol.(ABC7). AEG’s lawyer Putnam urged the jurors to remember that Propofol killed MJ. Putnam told jury they should distinguish between MJ’s painkiller abuse and his abuse of propofol (AP).

AEG’s lawyer Putnam: "One thing became very, very clear. While the world may not have heard of propofol, Mr. Jackson certainly had. The evidence is going to show you that he had been using that drug for years and years." (AP)

Putnam said that everyone knew MJ abused painkillers, since Michael announced it in 1993, ended the tour and entered rehab but AEG didn’t know about MJ’s decade-long Propofol use (ABC7).

Putnam said sometime in 1990s MJ began using Propofol. This was a big secret, so secret no one knew, not even his doctors.( ABC7).

AEG’s lawyer Putnam said jurors will hear from Debbie Rowe, who would tell them that Jackson used the anesthetic in the 1990s (AP). Debbie Rowe, will testify that she assisted in administering propofol to Jackson in the 1990s when she was a nurse. She saw several doctors put Mr. Jackson to sleep in hotel rooms while on tour," he said, including in Munich, London, Paris (CNN).

In 2007, Putnam says MJ approached AEG with the idea for a come back. But he decided he wasn't ready. In 2008, MJ approached AEG again. He was now prepared to go forward, Putnam said, even though he hadn't toured for about a decade. (ABC7)

Putnam mentioned Michael’s finances, his lavish spending and he was spending more than he was making. MJ was almost in $400 Million debt when he died (AP & ABC7)

“This is not a financial difficulty. $400 million is terrifying,” Putnam said. “And AEG didn’t know that.” (AP).

MJ had to bring in some money, Putnam said, so he had to go back Mas do what MJ does best: perform. There was no performer like MJ (ABC7)

AEG’s lawyer Putnam also mentioned Randy Phillips and Paul Gongaware to the jury. Putnam said Gongaware made travel arrangements for Jackson’s “Dangerous” tour, but not a bigwig on tour(AP).

Putnam also tells jurors that contract between AEG and Jackson didn't require him to show up to rehearsals. The issue of when Jackson rehearsed was between him and his creative team, i.e. Kenny Ortega. Putnam says “These agreements are never about going to rehearsal, they’re about shows.” (AP)

Putnam described for the jury how a concert happens. The producers advance money so the artist can put the show on the road. Once show is in full swing, the artist pays back the producers and they split the profits. MJ was to get 90% and AEG 10%, Putnam said (ABC7) Production advances, to cover mutually-agreed production costs was $7.5 million, Putnam told the jurors, saying it was MJ who choose the staff. (ABC7)

In February 09, MJ was required to do a physical exam in order to get non-appearance insurance. Putnam said MJ was seen by a doctor selected by the insurance firm and that doctor determined MJ was healthy, no sign if drug use (ABC7).

Putnam says MJ told Gongaware he was going to bring his personal doctor Conrad Murray to the tour with him(ABC7)

AEG’s lawyer Putnam showed the jury contract of Murray and stated that Murray signed June 14th version but MJ did not. Putnam explains the jurors how money on the tour worked -- some talent, staffers paid in advance against Jackson’s payments. Murray’s payments would have come out of Jackson’s payments for “This Is It” tour, Putnam tells jury. (AP)

AEG’s Lawyer Putnam: It was not AEG's choice who Mr. Jackson's doctor is. It's a personal choice by Mr. Jackson and he chose Dr. Murray (ABC7)

Putnam, said Murray was MJ's choice and that AEG executives didn't understand why the singer wanted to bring him to London, where there were any number of excellent doctors. (LATimes)

Putnam said Murray worked for MJ and that the $150,000 a month that AEG was supposed to pay him was an advance to MJ, just as it had advanced him funds to pay for other production costs and his rented mansion in Holmby Hills.(LATimes) MJ expected AEG to assume the payment for Dr. Murray just like he did with everyone else.(ABC7)


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Putnam plays a portion of Murray’s interview with the detectives after MJ’s death (AP).

When asked by detectives after MJ’s death Murray replied “I am an employee for Michael Jackson but paid through AEG. Does that help you?” (LATimes)

Putnam told jury that LAPD interview shows Murray considered himself an employee of Jackson (AP). AEG budgeted Murray’s payments but never paid him (ABC7) "AEG Live never paid Dr. Murray anything, ever," (CNN).

Putnam called Jackson an addict and said the company shouldn't be held responsible for his death. (AP) Putnam went back to the addiction to painkillers issue again.

He said MJ would get minor cosmetic or dental procedures and get the drugs (ABC7) Putnam told jury after MJ’s 1993 rehab announcement MJ concealed his painkiller addiction. At one point, Putnam showed a slide labeled “Doctor Shopping” that featured 45 doctors or medical professionals who AEG says treated MJ.(AP) Defense mentioned various doctors who say Jackson asked for propofol, including Dr. Metzger and Cherilyn Lee.(AP)

Putnam said MJ was very secretive even with his own doctors. He wouldn't tell one doctor about what the other doctor was doing (ABC7) Putnam said MJ resisted all attempts to get help. Family tried interventions, he turned down rehab and denied he had any addiction.(ABC7)

Putnam said he wasn't going to talk about damages, because he said he didn't believe there were any. But then he showed info showing that Katherine Jackson's attorneys gave gave AEG estimating $40.2 billion in damages. (AP)

Putnam showed the floor plan of MJ's house. He said no one was allowed in MJ's bedroom, not even the housekeepers. Only Dr. Murray. Putnam said that at night MJ would lock his bedroom's door so no one had access to the room. He said it wasn't for AEG to look into Murray (ABC7).

"This case is about the choices that we make and the personal responsibilities that go with that," countered AEG attorney Putnam in his opening statement. Putnam stated MJ was using propofol as a sleep aid "behind locked doors." (EOnline)

At the end, Putnam urged the jurors to wait until they hear all the evidence from both sides before making a judgment. (ABC7 & AP).

AEG lawyer Putnam talking about MJ’s decision to be treated by Murray said: "This case is about personal choices. Also, it was about his personal responsibility. There's no question that Michael Jackson's death was a terrible tragedy.” (AP)

Putnam ended his opening statements saying: "I believe the evidence will show it was not a tragedy of AEG Live's making," (AP & ABC7)


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30.04.2013 um 14:03
AEG lawyer: 'Ugly stuff' to come in Michael Jackson death trial

AEG Anwalt: 'abstoßender Stoff" wird in Michael Jacksons Todesfall-Verhandlung kommen


By Alan Duke, CNN
updated 5:39 AM EDT, Tue April 30, 2013


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STORY HIGHLIGHTS

* NEW: A detective who investigated Jackson's death will be Tuesday's first witness
* Katherine Jackson weeps as son's song for his children is played in court
* AEG execs "were ruthless," Jackson lawyer Brian Panish argues
* Katherine, Randy, Rebbie Jackson are sitting near jurors in the small courtroom


Los Angeles (CNN) -- AEG Live's lawyer warned jurors that "we're going to show some ugly stuff" as he began the defense's opening statement in the Michael Jackson wrongful death trial Monday.

The concert promoter has no choice to reveal Jackson's "deepest, darkest secret" because the company must defend itself from the accusation from Jackson's family that it is responsible for the pop icon's death, Marvin Putnam said.

Before Putnam began, a Jackson lawyer played for the jury a sentimental song Jackson wrote and recorded for his three children titled "You Are My Life."
Bevor Putnam begann, spielte ein Jackson Anwalt für die Jury ein sentimentales Lied, das Jackson für seine drei Kinder geschrieben und aufgenommen hat, mit dem Titel "You Are My Life."

"You are the sun, you make me shine more like the stars that twinkle at night,
"Du bist die Sonne, du lässt mich leuchten, mehr als die Sterne, die in der Nacht funkeln,

You are the moon that glows in my heart,
Du bist der Mond, der in meinem Herzen glüht,

You're my day time, my nighttime,
Du bist mein Tag, meine Nacht,

My world. You are my life."
Meine Welt. Du bist mein Leben."

Katherine Jackson, his mother, wiped tears from her face as her late son's soft voice filled the small courtroom.
Katherine Jackson, seine Mutter, wischte sich Tränen aus ihrem Gesicht, als die sanfte Stimme, ihres verstorbenen Sohnes, den kleinen Gerichtssaal füllte.

And so begins a trial, which could last several months, that promises dramatic revelations and legal fireworks. With opening statements delivered, the Jackson's call their first witness Tuesday morning -- Orlando Martinez, the Los Angeles Police detective who investigated Jackson's death.

AEG Live executives are "ruthless guys" who ignored Michael Jackson's health problems and his doctor's ethical conflicts, which led to the pop icon's death, a Jackson family lawyer argued Monday.

Jurors earning $15 a day will decide whether one of the world's largest entertainment companies should pay Jackson's mother and three children billions of dollars for its liability in the pop icon's death.

Randy and Rebbie Jackson, Michael's siblings, were with their mother in the front row, just a few feet away from jurors.

"There will be no question in your mind that they were ruthless and they wanted to be No. 1 at all cost," Jackson lawyer Brian Panish said.

AEG executives knew that Jackson was emotionally and physically weak, Panish told jurors.

Jackson was in an "obvious sharp decline" in the weeks after Murray began working as his personal doctor while he prepared for his comeback concerts.

Another warning sign should have been that Murray asked for $5 million for the job and eventually agreed on $150,000 a month, Panish said. Another doctor had told AEG he would do the job for $40,000 a month as long as Jackson was "clean," meaning not on drugs, he said.

Panish played for the jury a video of an AEG expert who agreed that Murray's pay demand was "outrageous."

"That raised red flag because it was an enormous sum of money," defense expert Marty Hom said.

"AEG ignored the obvious red flags, and they hired Dr. Murray," Panish said.

Later in the trial, jurors will hear Michael's oldest son and daughter describe their father's last days. But they will also endure weeks of testimony from medical and financial experts offering opinions about the singer's health, addiction and career.

Only 16 journalists and a few members of the public will be allowed inside the courtroom because many of its 45 seats are reserved for parties involved in the trial, including the Jackson family. Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Yvette Palazuelos denied CNN's request to televise the trial.

The central issue

The central issue is simple: Did AEG Live, the company promoting Jackson's comeback concerts in 2009, hire or supervise Dr. Conrad Murray, the physician convicted of involuntary manslaughter in Jackson's June 25, 2009, death?

Jackson died two weeks before his "This Is It" comeback concerts, organized by AEG Live, were to have debuted in London. The coroner ruled Jackson died from a fatal combination of sedatives and propofol, a surgical anesthetic that Murray told investigators he used to put Jackson to sleep almost every night in the month before his death.

The Jacksons argue that AEG executives knew about the star's weakened health and his past use of dangerous drugs while on tour. They're liable in his death because they pressured Jackson and the doctor to meet their ambitious schedule to prepare for the London shows despite that knowledge, their lawyers contend.

A cornerstone of their case is an e-mail AEG Live Co-CEO Paul Gongaware wrote 11 days before Jackson's death. The e-mail to show director Kenny Ortega addressed concerns that Murray had kept Jackson from a rehearsal the day before: "We want to remind (Murray) that it is AEG, not MJ, who is paying his salary. We want to remind him what is expected of him."

Jackson lawyers argue the e-mail is evidence that AEG Live used Murray's fear of losing his lucrative job as Jackson's personal physician to pressure him to have Jackson ready for rehearsals despite his fragile health.

Gongaware, in a video deposition played in court Monday, said he could not remember writing the e-mail, which the Jackson lawyers call the "smoking gun" in their case.

"They put Dr. Murray in a position where if he said Michael can't go or can't play, if he said I can't give you those drugs, then he doesn't get paid," Panish told jurors Monday.

Gongaware, who managed two of Jackson's tours in the 1990s, knew that Jackson relied on addictive opiates during his concert tours, Panish said.

He played a video of one doctor who said he warned Gongaware about it in 1993.

"We felt that we needed to an intervention," Dr. Stuart Finkelstein said. "We needed to do detox."

AEG's lawyer argued Monday that Gongaware and other AEG executives had no way of knowing about Jackson's use of propofol to sleep.

"AEG knew nothing about this decade-long propofol use," Putnam said. "They were a concert promoter. How could they know?"

He promised that Jackson's ex-wife and mother of his two oldest children, Debbie Rowe, will testify that she assisted in administering propofol to Jackson in the 1990s when she was a nurse.

She saw several doctors put Mr. Jackson to sleep in hotel rooms while on tour," he said, including in Munich, London, Paris.

"The truth is Mr. Jackson fooled everyone," Putnam said about Jackson's porpofol use. "He kept those who might have helped him at a distance and no one knew his deepest, darkest secret."

Jackson's ability to keep his private side private meant AEG could not see any red flags warning of Jackson's destruction, Putnam said.

"They didn't see this coming," he said. "They had no idea."

Putnam said Jackson family members will testify about their failed attempts at intervention and their lack of knowledge about what was happening.

"If they didn't know what was going on, how could someone else think there was even a problem," he said.

AEG contends that Jackson was responsible for his own demise, that he chose Murray to be his full-time doctor and that his drug addiction led him to a series of fatal choices.

"This case is about personal choices," Putnam said. "People have responsibility for their personal choices. It was not a tragedy of AEG Live's making."

Murray was never an AEG employee but rather was chosen and paid by Jackson for nearly four years until Jackson died, AEG lawyers contend.

"AEG Live never paid Dr. Murray anything, ever," Putnam said.

He played a snippet from Murray's interview with Martinez two days after Jackson's death.

"I am an employee for Michael Jackson but paid through AEG," Murray told police.

Jackson, not AEG chose Murray, he said.

Child molestation accusations against Jackson, for which he was acquitted after a trial, are relevant because they resulted in an increase in his drug use, Putnam said.

He focused on Jackson's doctor shopping for drugs, displaying a chart of 40 doctors and nurses who Jackson sought drugs from.

Jackson's family seeks billions

Just before Monday's session began, the judge issued a series of rulings that will allow Jackson expert witnesses to testify but limit some of their opinions.

The lawsuit seeks a judgment against AEG Live equal to the money Jackson would have earned over the course of his remaining lifetime if he had not died in 2009. Jackson lawyers denied media reports that they were seeking $40 billion in damages if AEG Live is found liable, but it could cost the company several billion dollars, according to estimates of Jackson's income potential.

AEG Live is a subsidiary of AEG, a global entertainment company that was up for sale recently with an $8 billion asking price.

Palazuelos reversed an earlier tentative decision Monday that would have limited the amount of damages the Jacksons could argue AEG should pay if found liable in the singer's death. The decision raises the potential damages by about $1 billion.

One of the Jacksons' experts, certified pubic accountant Arthur Erk, estimated that Michael Jackson could have earned $1.4 billion by taking his "This Is It" tour around the world for 260 shows. AEG executives discussed extending the tour beyond the 50 shows scheduled for London, Jackson lawyers said.

Jackson lawyer Perry Sanders, in arguing for the judge to allow Erk's testimony, said when "This Is It" tickets went on sale in March 2009, there was the "highest demand to see anyone in the history of the world. No one has ever come close."

"There was so much demand, they filled 2 million seats in hours," Sanders said, quoting an e-mail from AEG Live CEO Randy Phillips sent to AEG's owner.

"We would have had to do 100-plus shows to fill the demand" in London, he said Phillips wrote. Jackson could have packed the Tokyo Dome several times in a world tour, he said.

But AEG lawyer Sabrina Strong called it "very speculative" that Jackson would have even finished the 50 London shows before dying.

AEG lawyers argued that Jackson didn't perform 260 shows and make that much money even in his prime. "He never came anywhere close to that," Strong said. "No one other than Cher has ever done that."

Erk also calculated Jackson would have followed with four more world tours before he turned 65.

Palazuelos weighed in during a hearing on Thursday, noting that the Rolling Stones are still touring into their 70s.

The Jacksons will also try to convince jurors that he would have made a fortune off of a long series of Las Vegas shows, endorsements, a clothing line and movies.

Strong argued that Jackson had a history of failed projects and missed opportunities, calling Erk's projections "a hope, a dream, and not a basis for damages."

Erk, under the new ruling, will be able to tell jurors about the "loss of earning capacity" suffered by the family because of Jackson's death. This means the jury can consider the Jackson argument that he could have earned millions with a clothing line, endorsements and movies. The expert's estimate that Jackson would have completed five world tours before he was 65, if he had lived, can also be considered.

AEG can argue, however, that Jackson's past failures diminished the potential earnings.

None of the Jackson experts can offer an opinion on the question of whether Murray was hired by AEG.

The witness lists include many members of the Jackson family, including Katherine Jackson. Other celebrity witnesses on the list are Sharon Osbourne, Quincy Jones, Spike Lee, Ray Parker Jr., Lisa Marie Presley, Diana Ross and Lou Ferrigno.

http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/29/showbiz/jackson-death-trial-opens/index.html


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30.04.2013 um 15:35
ABC7 Court News ‏@ABC7Courts
Session ended 40 minutes after the regular schedule. Jurors are ordered to return tomorrow at 10 am PT
Sitzung endete 40 Minuten nach dem regulären Ablaufplan. Juroren werden zu morgen um 10 Uhr PT bestellt, um zurückzukehren
5:49 AM - 30 Apr 13

ABC7 Court News ‏@ABC7Courts
Judge ordered attorneys to be there earlier to discuss two notes sent but jurors. Don't know the content of them.
Richterin ordnete an, Anwälte sollen früher dort sein, um über zwei eingereichte Stichpunkte/Anmerkungen zu reden, mit Außnahme von Juroren. Ich kenne nicht den Inhalt von diesen.
5:49 AM - 30 Apr 13

ABC7 Court News ‏@ABC7Courts
First plaintiffs witness is LAPD detective Orlando Martinez. He's going to testify about his interview with Dr. Murray and who hired him
Erster Zeuge der Kläger ist LAPD Detective Orlando Martinez. Er wird über seine mündliche Befragung mit Dr. Murray als Zeuge aussagen und wer ihn an-/eingestellt (angeheuert) hat
5:51 AM - 30 Apr 13


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30.04.2013 um 16:34
aus dem CNN Bericht ... Eintrag von heute um 14:03h ...

Brian Panish, ist der Anwalt von Katherine Jackson ... :)
Zitat von FaIrIeFlOwErFaIrIeFlOwEr schrieb:Another warning sign should have been that Murray asked for $5 million for the job and eventually agreed on $150,000 a month, Panish said. Another doctor had told AEG he would do the job for $40,000 a month as long as Jackson was "clean," meaning not on drugs, he said.
Ein anderes Warnzeichen hätte sein sollen, dass Murray um $ 5.000.000 Millionen für den Job bat und sich schließlich auf 150.000 $ pro Monat einigte, sagte Panish. Ein anderer Arzt hatte AEG erzählt, er würde den Job für 40.000 Dollar pro Monat tun, solange Jackson "sauber" sei, also nicht auf Drogen, sagte er.
Zitat von FaIrIeFlOwErFaIrIeFlOwEr schrieb:Panish played for the jury a video of an AEG expert who agreed that Murray's pay demand was "outrageous."

"That raised red flag because it was an enormous sum of money," defense expert Marty Hom said.

"AEG ignored the obvious red flags, and they hired Dr. Murray," Panish said.
Panish spielte für die Jury ein Video von einem AEG-Experten, welcher zustimmte, dass Murray's Gehaltsforderung "ungeheuerlich" war.

"Das erhöht Warnsignale, denn es war ein enormer Geldbetrag," sagte Marty Hom, Experte der Verteidigung.

"AEG ignorierte offensichtlich die Warnsignale, und sie stellten Dr. Murray ein," sagte Panish.



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30.04.2013 um 16:55
<>30.04.13, 13:56 | Michael Jacksons Tod

Im Zivilprozess kommen "hässliche Sachen" ans Licht

Vier Jahre nach dem Tod von Michael Jackson streitet sich seine Familie mit einem Konzertveranstalter vor Gericht. Am ersten Prozesstag warnte ein Anwalt vor "hässlichen Sachen", die ans Licht kämen.


Video auf der Website

Los Angeles. Der frühere "King of Pop" ist Mittelpunkt eines bitteren Gerichtsstreits. Diesmal geht es um Fragen zu Michael Jacksons Tod und um Millionenbeträge. Jacksons Mutter Katherine (82) und seine drei Kinder werfen dem Konzertveranstalter AEG Live vor, die Gesundheit des Sängers aus Profitsucht aufs Spiel gesetzt zu haben. Der am Montag in Los Angeles begonnene Zivilprozess kann sich über mehrere Monate hinziehen. Dabei könnten weitere Einzelheiten aus dem 50-jährigen Leben des Sängers ans Licht kommen.

Katherine Jackson erschien in Begleitung von Michaels Geschwistern Randy und Rebbie zum ersten Prozesstag, wie eine Gerichtssprecherin der Nachrichtenagentur dpa mitteilte. Auch Fans des "King of Pop" hatten sich vor dem Gericht versammelt, darunter zwei Frauen, die extra dafür aus Italien angereist waren, berichtete die "Los Angeles Times".

Das Unternehmen AEG organisierte die für den Sommer 2009 geplanten Comeback-Konzerte Jacksons. Wenige Woche vor dem Auftakt starb der 50-jährige Künstler an der Überdosis eines Narkosemittels, das er zum Einschlafen nutzte. Sein Arzt Conrad Murray wurde im Herbst 2011 wegen fahrlässiger Tötung zur Höchststrafe von vier Jahren Haft verurteilt.

In seinem Eröffnungsplädoyer stellte Familienanwalt Brian Panish Jackson als tablettensüchtigen Künstler dar, der unter Ängsten litt. Vor allem unter dem Druck eines "harten Zeitplans" hätte sich sein Zustand verschlimmert, zitierte die "Los Angeles Times" den Anwalt. AEG wollte im Musikgeschäft unbedingt die Nummer Eins werden, daher hätten sie Jackson rücksichtslos angetrieben, sagte Panish.

AEG-Anwalt Marvin Putnam konterte, dass der Sänger hoch verschuldet gewesen sei und selbst auf die Konzertreihe gedrängt habe. Jackson habe auch Murray als Leibarzt ausgewählt. "Wir werden einige hässliche Sachen zeigen", warnte Putnam mit Blick auf das Privatleben des Stars.

Der neue Rechtsstreit in Los Angeles vor zwölf Geschworenen könnte sich bis zu vier Monate hinziehen. Auf der Zeugenliste stehen unter anderem Jacksons Ex-Frau Lisa Marie Presley sowie andere Sänger wie Prince und Diana Ross. Zudem sollen Ärzte, frühere Mitarbeiter des Popstars und Manager aus der Plattenindustrie aussagen. Mit Spannung wird auch der mögliche Auftritt von Jacksons älteren Kindern, Prince (16) und Paris (14), erwartet.

Die Angehörigen wollen mit einer Summe entschädigt werden, die Jackson nach seiner Comeback-Tour und einem Karriereschub hätte verdienen können. Es geht um Millionen von US-Dollar, vielleicht sogar um einen Milliardenbetrag. Anwalt Panish sprach am Montag von einem Verlust in Höhe von 1,5 Milliarden Dollar, den Jacksons Tod verursacht habe.

http://www.abendblatt.de/vermischtes/article115736623/Im-Zivilprozess-kommen-haessliche-Sachen-ans-Licht.html


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30.04.2013 um 16:58
30. April 2013 05:50 | Tod des King of Pop

Jackson-Mutter wirft Konzertagentur "rücksichtsloses" Profitstreben vor

Vier Jahre nach seinem Tod wird der Fall Michael Jackson erneut vor Gericht verhandelt. Katharine Jackson, die Mutter des früheren King of Pop, erhebt schwere Vorwürfe gegen die Konzertagentur AEG. Sie soll eine Mitschuld am Tod des Sängers haben - und dafür Millionen bezahlen.


Die Mutter des verstorbenen Popstars Michael Jackson hat im Prozess gegen dessen Konzertagentur AEG schwere Vorwürfe erhoben. Der Veranstalter AEG habe seine Verantwortung gegenüber dem Star vernachlässigt und "rücksichtslos" nach eigenem Profit gestrebt, sagte der Anwalt von Katherine Jackson, Brian Panish, am Montag vor einem Gericht in Los Angeles.

AEG wies die Vorwürfe zurück. Panish warf der Agentur insbesondere die Anstellung des Arztes Conrad Murray für Jackson vor. Dieser war 2011 wegen fahrlässiger Tötung des Sängers zu vier Jahren Haft verurteilt worden. Michael Jackson selbst, Murray und die AEG hätten allesamt eine Rolle bei Jacksons Tod gespielt, sagte Panish. "Aber ohne AEG wäre das alles nicht passiert", fügte er hinzu. Die 82-jährige Katherine Jackson verfolgte seine Äußerungen nahezu reglos. AEG habe "um jeden Preis die Nummer eins" sein wollen und sich nicht darum gekümmert, ob jemand dabei zugrunde gehe, sagte Panish weiter.

Die Familie des 2009 verstorbenen Sängers wirft AEG vor, trotz des Wissens um den angeschlagenen Gesundheitszustand des Künstlers einen zu hohen Druck auf Jackson ausgeübt zu haben. Zu der Zeit, als er starb, probte Jackson für eine Konzertreihe, die AEG veranstaltete.

Der Anwalt von AEG, Marvin Putnam, sagte hingegen vor Gericht, es habe keine warnenden Hinweise auf Jacksons angeschlagenen Zustand gegeben. "Die Wahrheit ist, dass Jackson jeden in die Irre geführt hat", sagte er. Er habe stets darauf geachtet, dass niemand sein "tiefstes, dunkelstes Geheimnis kannte". Er habe sogar zwischen sich und seiner Familie eine Mauer aufgebaut. Süchtigen könne nicht geholfen werden, wenn sie sich nicht selbst helfen wollten, sagte er. Die Konzertagentur habe wie jeder andere auch "auf der anderen Seite dieser abgeschlossenen Tür gestanden", sagte Putnam weiter.

Er zeigte vor Gericht Aufnahmen der Proben, die zwei Tage vor dem Tod des Sängers stattfanden, um zu illustrieren, dass dieser augenscheinlich in guter körperlicher Verfassung gewesen sei.

Berichten zufolge fordert Katherine Jackson stellvertretend für Michael Jacksons Kinder Prince, Paris und Blanket von AEG Schadenersatz in Höhe von mehreren Milliarden Dollar. Es wird damit gerechnet, dass der Prozess mindestens drei Monate dauert. In dem Verfahren könnten zahlreiche bekannte Persönlichkeiten als Zeugen auftreten, darunter die früheren Ehefrauen des Popstars, Lisa Marie Presley und Debbie Rowe, sowie die Musiker Quincy Jones und Diana Ross.

Michael Jackson war am 25. Juni 2009 im Alter von 50 Jahren auf seinem Anwesen in Los Angeles an einer Überdosis des Betäubungsmittels Propofol gestorben, das ihm sein Leibarzt Murray verabreicht hatte. Der Popstar litt damals unter chronischer Schlaflosigkeit.

http://www.sueddeutsche.de/panorama/tod-des-king-of-pop-jackson-mutter-wirft-konzertagentur-ruecksichtsloses-profitstreben-vor-1.1661919


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30.04.2013 um 18:46
Katherine Jackson ist im Gerichtssaal eingetroffen ......... Randy ist auch schon angekommen ...


Anthony McCartney ‏@mccartneyAP
Katherine Jackson has arrived at the courtroom for today's proceedings. Court hasn't started yet.
6:40 PM - 30 Apr 13


Anthony McCartney ‏@mccartneyAP
Randy Jackson has also arrived for court.
6:45 PM - 30 Apr 13


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30.04.2013 um 19:02
ABC7 Court News ‏@ABC7Courts
Jurors are again at the end of the hallway. No one is allowed to interact with them. We can't even say hello.
6:50 PM - 30 Apr 13

ABC7 Court News ‏@ABC7Courts
Hallway is filled with reporters again. Everyone is lined up waiting to get in. Our reporter Miriam Hernandez is the number one in the list

ABC7 Court News ‏@ABC7Courts
Randy Jackson just arrived in the courthouse. He's inside the courtroom with his mother.

ABC7 Court News ‏@ABC7Courts
Hello from the courthouse in downtown LA. Katherine Jackson has arrived at the courthouse. We're told Randy and Rebbie coming too.
6:43 PM - 30 Apr 13


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30.04.2013 um 19:19
Zitat von FaIrIeFlOwErFaIrIeFlOwEr schrieb:Hallway is filled with reporters again. Everyone is lined up waiting to get in. Our reporter Miriam Hernandez is the number one in the list
der Flur ist wieder mit Reportern überfüllt . Jeder wartet in einer Reihe, um rein zu kommen. Unsere Reporterin Miriam Hernandez hat die Nummer eins auf der Liste


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30.04.2013 um 19:27
der erste Zeuge wird der Rettungssanitäter Richard Senneff vom LA Fire Department sein ...


Corina Knoll ‏@corinaknoll
Michael Jackson civil trial's first witness: Richard Senneff, LAFD paramedic
7:22 PM - 30 Apr 13



Ivy ‏@Ivy_4MJ
Today is the 2nd day of Katherine Jackson - AEG civil trial. Jacksons have called their first witness - Richard Senneff LAFD paramedic
7:27 PM - 30 Apr 13


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30.04.2013 um 19:41
Ivy ‏@Ivy_4MJ
Refresher: Richard Senneff (LAFD Paramedic) testimony from Conrad Murray criminal trial - http://www.mjjcommunity.com/forum/threads/129266-Jacksons-vs-AEG-Day-2-April-30-2013-Discussion/page2?p=3816642&viewfull=1#post3816642
7:38 PM - 30 Apr 13


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Corina Knoll ‏@corinaknoll
Senneff also testified in the Conrad Murray trial that the doctor never mentioned giving propofol to Michael Jackson.
7:38 PM - 30 Apr 13


Corina Knoll ‏@corinaknoll

Here's a pic of Richard Senneff, taken during the Conrad Murray trial in 2011: pic.twitter.com/SSix2CFryw
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7:43 PM - 30 Apr 13


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30.04.2013 um 20:17
Katherine hat den Gerichtssaal während der Zeugenaussage von Senneff verlassen ...
als nächster wird wohl LA Police Department Detektiv, Orlando Martinez, in den Zeugenstand gerufen ...


Anthony McCartney ‏@mccartneyAP
Paramedic Richard Senneff is the first witness. Katherine Jackson has left the courtroom for his testimony.
8:09 PM - 30 Apr 13


Anthony McCartney ‏@mccartneyAP
Today’s witnesses are LAPD Det. Orlando Martinez and Paramedic Richard Senneff. #JacksonTrial
8:09 PM - 30 Apr 13


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30.04.2013 um 20:22
Senneff war einer der Ersthelfer und dachte, dass Jackson bereits tot war, als die Sanitäter eingetroffen sind ...


Anthony McCartney ‏@mccartneyAP
Senneff was one of first responders and thought Jackson was dead by the time paramedics arrived.
8:10 PM - 30 Apr 13


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30.04.2013 um 20:31
Corina Knoll ‏@corinaknoll
Jackson-AEG: Paramedic who tried to save pop star takes stand http://soa.li/46vlNJK
8:07 PM - 30 Apr 13



Jackson-AEG: Paramedic who tried to save pop star takes stand

By Corina Knoll
April 30, 2013, 11:03 a.m.


A Los Angeles paramedic who responded to Michael Jackson’s home the day he died was called to the witness stand Tuesday morning as testimony opened in a wrongful death case that pits the legacy of the pop star against the entertainment conglomerate that was planning the singer’s comeback tour.

Richard Senneff was one of several paramedics who attempted in vain to revive an unresponsive Jackson, who died after receiving a lethal dose of the drug propofol.

Senneff was also called as a witness in the criminal trial of Jackson’s doctor, Dr. Conrad Murray. Murray, who administered the drug, is now serving time after being convicted of involuntary manslaughter.

The Los Angeles Fire Department paramedic testified during that trial that when he arrived at Jackson’s mansion, Murray said he had been treating the entertainer for dehydration and exhaustion, but never mentioned propofol, a powerful anesthetic usually reserved for surgical settings.

Senneff testified during Murray’s trial that he arrived believing they had a good chance of reviving Jackson, given Murray's representation that the patient had "just" lost consciousness when the 911 call was made.

Yet by all indications -- his cold skin, dry eyes and dilated pupils -- Jackson was appeared already dead, the paramedic recalled.

The wrongful death suit against AEG was filed by the singer’s mother, Katherine -- who was in the courtroom Monday along with Michael Jackson’s siblings Rebbie and Randy -- and his three children.

The suit accuses AEG of pushing Jackson beyond his limits and being responsible for hiring and controlling Murray.

AEG’s attorneys have countered that it was Jackson was brought in Murray. The attorneys also vowed that “ugly stuff” will be brought to light during the trial, which could run through much of the summer.

http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-jackson-paramedic-20130430,0,1602795.story


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30.04.2013 um 20:39
Morgen wird es ein kurzer Tag bei Gericht sein ... einer von den Ersatzjuroren hat einer Beerdigung beizuwohnen ...


Anthony McCartney ‏@mccartneyAP
Another alternate juror is moving out of state and judge questioned him about that. Looks like he’ll stay on case for now.
8:08 PM - 30 Apr 13

Anthony McCartney ‏@mccartneyAP
It’ll be a short court day tomorrow -- one of the alternate jurors has a funeral to attend and we’ll be recessing by 11 a.m.
8:08 PM - 30 Apr 13


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