I stand corrected. It seems the non-economic damages are included in the $1.6B. Seems to be a fair amount to me. It is most likely that Michael’s oldest had to attend school instead of the court proceedings.
Vici, nice job summarizing the plaintiffs’ closing arguments. I believe Panish did an amazing job. In the beginning, Panish said the plaintiffs’ would not dispute that Michael would abuse prescription medication during times of pain, stress and anxiety. They were clear throughout the trial that Michael had medical reasons for those prescriptions. Again, Michael passed with the substances given to him by the negligent doctor. He was not an active participant in his addiction in 2009. However, you will hear his past actions a number of years before 2009 re-interpreted as "secretive addict" actions in closing by the defense.
Michael Jackson's death was terrible tragedy and extremely unfair. However we have to ask ourselves as not only fans but people who use their brains, logic and have some morals: how AEG should be blame for choosing Conrad Murray as Michael's doctor and suspect that he was unfit for it's role when MJ was happy with the doctor treatment of the most important people in his life, his children. I personally feel Jacksons claim is terrible ugly way to get money in any way. Most of us suffer horrible loss when we loose the love one. Please, I would like to know how many of you would go to that kind of extreme and lies to get money. Why to critize now all molestation "victims" for extorting money from Michael when his own family does the same: lying for money.
Elapentela, Michael paid the doctor for general care of his children not to administer propofol to them so that concept lacks logic for me. Even Michael was not aware that the doctor administered propofol negligently however; his handwritten notes showed he may have felt something was amiss and the doctor needed to “practice.”
However you or anyone else feels about the Jacksons’ claim, they suffered the loss of a father and a son; there is no fabrication there. The jurors may believe the plaintiffs’ have shown it is most likely that AEG negligently hired the doctor as AEG did not show any evidence that Michael hired the doctor and the doctor was indeed hired by someone or in this case, some entity.
Michael never molested a minor so those
were extortion attempts in which the first
was successful. Is it
logical that the plaintiffs’ presented so called fabrications that the defense did not take the time to debunk while defending themselves? Is it
logical the judge believed these so called fabrications when she did not dismiss the case?
Excuse me, Arvizos still didn't lie under oath for money but of course they can do it in the future ( especially after "having proof" from this trial about MJ's impairment because of drugs ).
Elapentela, that is an incredible and utterly UNTRUE statement! Anyone who has reviewed their testimony knows how incredible and utterly UNTRUE that statement is and it is quite shocking to see it on a MJ forum.
And what about Michael Jackson "not recalling" about sleep issues during medical examination for insurance policy?
Elapentela, repeating, Michael’s insomnia did not resurface until April and the insurance evaluation was in February. Michael did NOT fabricate his answers during that evaluation. I am unsure why you insist that he did.
no he wasn't but the question (verdict 2) is that "the work he was hired for"? and question (verdict 3) did AEG knew this?
I would agree that Murray was incompetent for a sleep or anesthesia position but competent for general health care. so what was the work he was hired for - as far as AEG known or should have known?
Ivy, it seems quite simple to me. If AEG wanted to hire the doctor, they should have vetted him to ensure he could do what he was employed to do. If he was not there to deal with Michael’s general health care (in hindsight we know he was not) it was for AEG to discover that before the alleged hiring and it is all the more reason for them not to enter into a contract with him. This is what can happen when a third party does not vet a doctor.
"Conrad Murray asking for $5 million to go on tour was a red flag showing he was "unfit, incompetent and outrageous," according to Panish."
The fool is not the one who asks but the one who pays, and luckily he wasn't paid.
Bubs, Phillips testified he had no issue with the $5M request.
And yet Dr Murray will shortly be a free man.
Last Tear, involuntary manslaughter carries four years. As per California law, not the Jacksons, he only has to serve two.
I was just wondering, was this the first time that Michael started using the propofol DURING the rehearsal period?
Big Apple2, yes. The stress and anxiety of rehearsal was why Michael said he could not sleep. His preparation for the TII tour, not his non-commitment to the All Good Entertainment tour caused him quite a bit of grief.
I understand some want the Jacksons (Katherine and Michael's children) to fail in this trial due to their own feelings about random Jackson family members. However, this is a legal, civil trial and there has to be a legal reason for the Jacksons to fail.
What evidence shows it is more likely AEG did not allegedly and negligently hire the doctor? The defense simply attempted to lower damages, not once did they suggest they did not hire the doctor.
laugh if you want...